Sarah Palin Supporters are Just Like Her: All Talk No Brains
Sarah extolls the virtues of running (from runnersworld.com)
Here’s the deal: I want to share this video with you, but it’s late and I’m tired.
Frankly, I don’t know if I’ll be able to stay awake long enough to provide some example to substantiate this post’s title.
I know, I know – people can’t just go around making bold assertions – blanket generalizations – without providing evidence to back them up. It’s just not done! No one’s going to buy into empty cliches.
No amount of winks and catch-phrases can distract people from the absence of verifiable facts.
I get it – generic and vague isn’t good enough. People need specifics. I’ll try to find you some and I’ll bring them to you.
In the meantime, check out this video of Sarah Palin fans sharing the reasons they support her.
What’s that?
Without a single example to support my accusation, do I actually expect people to take this post seriously?
You betcha.
On November 20, 2009, at a Borders bookstore in Columbus, Ohio, Sarah Palin held a book signing event in support of “Going Rogue”. Palin’s supporters wanted her to run for the presidency, but they weren’t exactly sure what she’d do as president. Short on specifics, most of them were uncertain what her policy positions are. They just felt that they liked her. She’s “real”. And that the solution to all of our country’s problems—health care, energy, the deficit, unemployment, and the economy—was to cut taxes and lower spending, and Palin, they said, would solve them by doing just that.
This NEW LEFT MEDIA film was produced and edited by Chase Whiteside (interviews) and Erick Stoll (camera).
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Whats funny about this is that MOST people don’t know all of the details when they vote. They go with who “makes them feel good”. Let’s be honest, thats why Barrack is in office right now. Whether he was the right man for the job or not (and I’m not saying he is or isnt) but he was going to get the vote no matter what.
Sarah will get votes just because she is a woman. It may not make her win, but she will receive votes on that fact alone.
Interesting video. I cracked up when the question was asked “what exactly do you like about what she stands for”… and some lady said ‘freedom’. They tried to answer the question very vaguely and hoped that the interviewer would move on. HA.
Good points!
It makes me sad(and scared) to think that gender merits support for Sarah Palin.
For those that share Palin’s political views – I may not agree, but I respect their right to an opinion. But tI have zero tolerance for those that don’t really know what her views are, much less what they mean.
I’m not pushing cynicism – but this country could benefit of a healthy dose of skepticism, paired with a dollop of education!