Frankly, I don't TRUST America enough to be ok with Palin running

[n2doc]

Given Scott Brown's victory, there are just too many unthinking, reactive idiots out there for comfort. Rationally, there is no way she should be within the first 1,000,000 people eligible for the job, but America is not rational.

[Mike K]

1. Remember Evita!

[GrantDem]

2. Agreed...

[dem mba]

3. if she were running against an unknown Democrat

that I didn't know or trust I might be given pause. But against Barack Obama?

Can you picture them debating each other? He would demolish her without mercy.

I don't care how low Obama's approval rating goes, he is an excellent campaigner. He will win 2012 against any Republican I can think of.

[sensate2000]

12. That makes sense but....

Palin appeals to people who see intellect as arrogance and ignorance as common sense. And remember people said Reagan and Bush Jr were too stupid to get elected.

[dem mba]

24. of course

but they also ran brilliant campaigns and had the Cheney, Bush Sr, Baker, etc CIA and Defense Dept cabal pulling strings on their behalf. It's not like they got to office on their own merits. They were "chosen" to lead by very, very powerful people. Palin has some big names in her corner, but nothing like the people propping up Reagan-Bush.

[Wapsie B]

4. It all depends on whether the gop gets into desparation mode again

and throws everything they have into her candidacy like they did with W. If she runs as an independent she could splinter the gop vote.
But you're right in that there are scores of reactive dolts out there who'd vote for her in an instant.

[unpossibles]

5. I'm more than a little worried about that too

I mean, Bush "won" one election then somehow did not get throw out on his ear. Neither of those two elections should have been anywhere near that close.

[Liberal In Texas]

6. Yep, all it would take would be one Dem scandal close to the election

(not necessarily having anything to do with Obama) and our media would blow it out of proportion and, Bob's your uncle, Palin gets in.

[leftstreet]

7. So then, do you trust the 'America' that voted for Obama?

:crazy:

[n2doc]

9. Way too many Voted for McCain for my comfort. n/t

[Wapsie B]

11. There are a fair number here with W04 & McCain Palin stickers on their cars.

The sentiment is still there to do something monumentally stupid as to put that tart in the White House.

[BrklynLiberal]

8. There is something to be said for your argument...

Remember we were stuck with prez shit-for-brains for EIGHT years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[whathehell]

10. Me either..Hell, if she won the presidency, I honestly think I'd leave the country!..no joke. n/t

[Echo In Light]

17. The real owners of the country wouldn't have allowed her a "victory."

[whathehell]

22. Why do you say that?

[Echo In Light]

25. Sociopathic and unconscionable, but not stupid

[whathehell]

29. I don't know...they allowed Bush...

On the other hand, he did have Cheney, who might fit your description of the PTB.

[katty]

13. o yeah, Palin run wld/be full on American Idol version of 'election'

[SalviaBlue]

14. I would feel a whole lot better if we didn't have Corporate (privately) owned

voting machines.

[Ardent15]

15. 60 million voted for McCain/Palin

I really don't trust that many Americans.

[pipi_k]

16. I was one of those people who said, "Yeah! Bring her on!!!"

But now...

yeah. I'm like you (and many others, from the looks of it) who just do not trust Americans to vote for sane, intelligent candidates.

Of course, she'd have to get through the Primary first, but if she did, I would be even more afraid to think that many idiots voted for her.

[apocalypsehow]

18. So, you want to abolish democracy. Noted. What's your suggested replacement form of government?

[niyad]

19. it isn't the american people so much as the crooks with the voting machines I don't trust.

diebold, anyone? SCOTUS, anyone?

[rhett o rick]

20. Agree. We need an honest, strong, conservative party to push the current

Palin Party leaders out.

[Robb]

21. Nice. And we wonder why people think "we're" elitist.

[quiet.american]

23. Yes, I hear you. Especially since 2000, "teh stupid" always looms, ready to strike.

An example of "teh stupid"?

The young mother who broke down into terrified tears upon learning that the POTUS would be giving a speech of encouragement to students at the beginning of the school year

The birthers who scream, "show us the birth certificate!" after they've just been shown the birth certificate

The teabaggers who howl about high taxes and have no clue their taxes were actually cut

The teabaggers who howl about "special interests and earmarks" but give Stonewall Shelby a pass for holding government hostage to his own earmark demands

And I haven't even gotten to Palin-related "teh stupid" yet

[steve2470]

26. For proof, see Ronald Reagan 1980 and 1984. Case closed nt

[davekriss]

27. ditto

She's a real threat to freedom, justice, and democracy and she COULD get elected.

[Blue Owl]

28. crooks own the candidates and the voting equipment

sounds like trouble to me.