Ever since the former Alaskan governor, Sarah Palin, obtained the vice-presidential spot of 2008 presidential candidate John McCain (does anyone else think of John McClane from Die Hard whenever someone mentions John McCain), Palin has exploded onto the political scene. She was the first Republican vice-presidential nominee for the Republican party, and she seemed like a wild card. Complete with a zesty accent and a knack for providing confusing answers, Palin drew much attention and even generated much excitement among Republicans. Soon, she not only appeared on SNL, but also got her own special, comical imitation in the form of Tina Fey.
Overall, the propulsion of Sarah Palin into the political limelight was beneficial to her career. She even branched out from her conservative, Republican base and supported the Tea Party Movement. She went so far as to call the Tea Party Movement "the future of politics in America." Now, with multiple best-sellers, a reality TV show, and a contract with Fox News (something to be proud of?) under her belt, she can say with some certainty that she's reasonably successful. Whether she deserves all the things that she's been getting is debatable.
But we may be seeing a lot more of her in the coming months.
Palin has not officially stated her intention on running in the 2012 presidential campaign, but from her subtle hints, it seems like it's definitely a possibility. Dancing around the subject, Palin said, “Nobody is more qualified to multitasking and doing all the things that you need to do as president than a woman, a mom."
Oh, so many inaccuracies in that statement. Quite frankly, I don't believe that taking care of children and taking care of a nation are exactly the same thing.
Teasing us a little more, Palin questioned, “Maybe someone who’s already run for something — a vice-presidential candidate?”
Honestly, who's in favor of Sarah Palin as our next president?
The title links to the full New York Times article.
9 comments:
Even if Sarah Palin does decide to run for president in 2012, I don't really know what her campaign will be about. She has been on the political scene for over 2 years now, and yet, (as far as I know) she hasn't ever proposed any specific solutions to the myriad problems facing the country. Funny catchphrases, anecdotes, and a "zesty accent" can only take one so far in politics, but to really come to power, a politician needs to have some ideas of substance. For example, according to the article linked by the OP, while talking about the economy, Palin said, “We don’t have to reinvent any wheels here to get the economy back on the right track...The solution in here to fix the problem, you know what it is? You invest in a five-cent stamp and you write your congressman and you tell him, ‘You’re going to get fired.’ Five cents back in the day! Nothing’s changed. It’s the same principles that can be applied.” This kind of answer sounds nice, but it doesn't tell the people what specifically she would do if she took office. So, if Sarah Palin wants to run for office, she will need to start talking about more things that will tell people what she wants to do.
I hope Palin wins the republican nomination, that nearly ensures a win for Obama in 2012. :)
I truthfully feel that the Palin family is only looking for their 15 minutes of fame. I don't find a reality star fit to have the highest power in our country. Just look, her daughter gets pregnant and is advertised all over the world and then her daughter goes on to dancing with the stars, then Sarah Palin gets her reality show. I just don't like her or her family, i don't feel they are in politics for the right reasons. I may be wrong and people may disagree with me but this is only my opinion and i find a women like Sarah unfit for the position of president, and how do we know her husband won't freak out again if someone trashes her like he did last year.
I agree with everyone that Palin needs to come up with more if she wants to be taken seriously as a politician. She is only taking advantage of the publicity she's gotten since 2008.
I think it's kind of funny how the Republicans criticized Obama during his Presidential campaign as a celebrity face, and now they have got Palin and her Alaska talking about 2012.
Like Cris said, if Sarah Palin wins the Republican nomination, Obama might have a better chance of winning the presidential reelection because Palin is so conservative. At the same time, though, I'm afraid this won't actually happen because Obama's approval ratings are so low and so many conservative Republicans are represented in Congress. To be honest, the thought of Sarah Palin being the President, representing the people of the United States to the rest of the world, makes me cringe.
Even if Sarah Palin decided to run for president in 2012, I don't really think she will have a great chance in winning because honesty right now she is just trying to gain publicity and we don't really see her doing a lot of things that is helping the country out significantly. Right now she may be very "popular" and showing up around places, but I think after a few months or two she may lose all this publicity and no one will really notice her anymore. In my opinion, I don't think she will do a great job in representing people and she may just continue to gain publicity and not help out the country in any way.
Haha I think Republican leaders might actually want to distance themselves from Palin for exactly the reason Cris mentioned.. which would mean we should be safe regardless.
Of Obama's reelection I'm not so sure.
I'm confident that most of us, liberal as we are, don't want to see Palin anywhere near the oval office, but there are some people out there who genuinely believe that she's the most qualified person to be president. But does she have an adgenda? Not really. She might be in for a bit of a shock when the Republicans oust her in 2012. Let's face it, when it comes to national politics, Palin is a deer caught in the headlights, or, rather, a wolf caught in the helicopter search beam.
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