Sarah Palin seen as beacon of hope as defeat at poll looms

[Liberal_in_LA]

Sarah Palin seen as beacon of hope as defeat at poll looms

A sense of impending doom hangs over Senator John McCain's rallies these days but American conservatives take some comfort in the belief that even in likely defeat they have found a new heroine: Sarah Palin.

By Toby Harnden in Dover, New Hampshire
Last Updated: 8:56AM BST 16 Oct 2008

With a new CBS poll putting Mr McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, 14 points behind Senator Barack Obama, his Democratic rival, even the hard-core conservative faithful are beginning to fear that the election may be over and the bad, scary guy has won.

"I'm not stupid," said Ruth Hartmann, 78, at a Palin rally in Dover, deep in the "Granite State" that made Mr McCain in 2000, when he trounced George W Bush in the primary, and saved him in January, when he came back from the political dead to win again. "It ain't over till it's over, I guess, but it sure looks like Obama is the next president – not my president, but the president.

"McCain needs to get mad and ask questions. I'm fearful of Obama. We just don't know anything about him. We keep hearing about these people he's hanging around with. A bunch of really evil-minded people are using him to get into power and control America.

"Everybody's so angry at the moment I'm kind of afraid somebody's going to get hurt before this thing's done."

Bonnie Turkington, 60, said: "I'm very worried that McCain will lose. Obama's way too radical for me and his wife doesn't like America. The people he associates with scare me – frankly, I'd be afraid for his life if he gets elected."

When the news was announced that Governor Palin had arrived at Dover High School, however, the faces of these women suddenly lit up. "She tells it how it is," said Mrs Hartmann. "There's no foolishness. She's honest, hard working and she's not one of the empty suits in Washington. She's our saviour."

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But for every swooning Palin admirer there is an indignant detractor. In nearby Rochester, Carole Appel, 71, said: "Palin doesn't know anything. I'm an ordinary person but I don't think I should be president of the United States. The notion that the person who represents ordinary people has to know nothing more than them makes no sense."

[ej510]

1. She's white.

[obiwan]

2. And walks upright without drooling.

At least that's something.

[No Elephants]

3. She's our savior? And they claim Obama supporters are a cult? LMAO.

[damndude]

4. i'm glad to see they feel just like we all did at the prospect of a bush presidency....

only thing better is to watch them as barack obama transforms america for the better. bring on the The New Deal 2.0

[Disturbed]

5. If I were on a ship with the fools that love Gov. Palin I would

commandeer a life boat and row towards shore.

[stolivodka]

6. This is great!

I sincerely hope that these retards pin 110% of the blame for this defeat on McCain and insist/demand that Palin be their candidate in 2012. They'll be crushed even worse, because the vast, overwhelming majority of Americans can't stand her.

[steve2470]

7. where is your article from ? just curious nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. OMG... forgot the link: here it is

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/3205619/Sarah-Palin-seen-as-beacon-of-hope-as-defeat-at-poll-looms.html

[TexasObserver]

8. "I just don't know anything about him!"

Do you live under a fucking rock, lady?!
--- my comment to the 78 year old woman who said that

[Left Is Write]

10. People who think Michelle Obama hates America have NO, I mean NO critical thinking skills.