Palin is such an incredibly stupid vapid bitch

[Hugabear]

I have absolutely no qualms about calling her a bitch because she's the one who described herself as a pitbull with lipstick.

She's incredibly stupid because she doesn't know what the VP's job is, she didn't know what the Bush Doctrine was, she thinks the Ukraine and Georgia are part of NATO, and she thinks you can actually see Russia from Alaska. Well, there's a LOT more reasons why she's stupid, but this is just from tonight's interview. No fucking wonder McCain doesn't want to expose her to the media.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

1. A wee bit harsh, but not unmerited either.

Palin, I think is on the slippery slope down as of tonight.

[mokawanis]

6. agreed

or at least hopeful that what you said is true. She made her convention speech and then disappeared, for the most part, until the Gibson interview, which she made a mess of.

Her true colors will show. She's uninformed and unqualified to be VP.

[cynatnite]

14. Exactly what I was thinking, too...

A little harsh, but I couldn't argue with it.

I think her numbers have peaked now. Nowhere to go, but down.

[Raineyb]

38. I hope so

But considering how long we've been under the rule of Wanker, I'm not sure how much faith I have in the public to see past vapid but "pretty." I hope I don't hear anyone saying they would like to have a beer with this woman or something equally asinine.

Actually, while I'm thinking about it, I don't really think Failin' all that good looking and her voice is annoying but I digress.

Regards

[samuraiguppy]

79. she is finished now

after last night it is all over

[thunder rising]

2. expose her ... paaa..llease

[Solomon]

8. LOL That's a mighty fine "paaa..llease"

[BlooInBloo]

3. The only question is whether Americans want one of their own running things....

like they asked for last time, or if they actually want something better.

[scarletwoman]

4. Well, you may have "no qualms", but as a woman, I have objections.

I think Sarah Palin is a vapid, shallow, ignorant asshole -- and an egoistic phony, to boot.

But I'm damn sick of ANY woman being called a "bitch", and I simply will not condone it, period.

sw

[JenniferJuniper]

15. yes, let's call her a "stupid, arrogant prick" instead.

[Touchdown]

23. As a Gay Man I have to take issue with that name

Pricks are wonderful, and nice to hold.

[JenniferJuniper]

28. indeed

they are.

[scarletwoman]

29. What's wrong with "asshole"? Why do insults have to be gender specific?

She's a useless sack of shit. A waste of skin and oxygen. A jerk, an ignoramous, a sorry excuse for a human being. Her gender is meaningless, she's just another rw asshole.

[demwing]

37. my bad. I repeated your idea.

[Usrename]

47. Useless, LYING, sack of shit.

Your description is a little too unspecific.

[demwing]

36. Lets Call Her an ASSHOLE. It's Non-Gender Specific

and universally smelly.

[Hugabear]

19. A "bitch" is a female dog - and that is exactly how she describes herself

So in this case, it does fit her.

[emilyg]

31. Thank you.

[scarletwoman]

32. Thank YOU for understanding. I'd like to see the word "bitch" go the way of the word "nigger".

Something utterly unacceptable to use in polite company.

sw

[MaineDem]

66. I'm with you 100%

When will people realize it's a gender slur and totally unacceptable?

I can't stand Palin but she doesn't deserve to be called that. Find something non-gender specific.

[Fla Dem]

70. It is a derogatory, offensive, demeaning term used against woman.

It has ugly implication. Criticisms can be made against women without resorting to gutter labels. I totally agree with you and wish DU would institute restrictions on using that word to describe women.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

81. And on a "progressive" site.

Shame.

[pecwae]

68. But if you complain

about the use of the term you're "supporting Repukes".

[Benhurst]

5. Other than that, do you think she makes a good candidate?

[Chloroplast]

7. It's going to get worse for Palin.

We now see why Palin went to 5 schools before graduating; studying is not her strong point. She's had DAYS to cram for this interview and what we see is someone that doesn't know their head from their tail. She's going to have to speak to the MSM on their terms eventually or the scrutiny will get worse. I hope she understands what's about to happen.

[mediaman007]

10. She probably spends most of her time in front of the mirror!

I doubt that she even cares about her answers, because she's the darling of the right. She could be Betty Boop and they would vote for her.

[codjh9]

9. Absolutely! Unlike Hillary, who never deserved it in any form or fashion, THIS

woman IS A BITCH! The worst candidate for a major office I've EVER seen.

[Barack_America]

11. Be careful with threads like this. The Freepers are going nuts with them. nt

[JenniferJuniper]

12. "going" nuts?

That implies they aren't already nuts.

[Hugabear]

18. You think I give a shit what Freepers think?

As if they haven't said MUCH WORSE about Obama, Biden, Hillary, or any other Democrat.

[Barack_America]

22. Well, when Brit Hume starts going off on DU of FoxNews, it's a problem.

They're desperate for the next distraction and, yes, even DU was targeted this week.

[Hugabear]

27. Damn, I missed that.

Still, you can find much worse stuff - vile horrible racist filth - over in freeperland or just about any conservative forum.

[codjh9]

33. I still say fuck 'em

[treestar]

58. Oh no! Faux News hates us!

[Major Hogwash]

62. That's not our fault, we can't control Brit Hume.

Or Limbaugh.
Or Hannity.
Or any of the other douchebags on tv or the radio.

However, if you think them reading DU is so damaging to our efforts here, then don't post here.

[Virginia Dare]

75. I think they deliberately put troll posts up here...

so they can express their faux outrage over them.

[Virginia Dare]

74. Britsy gave us a shout out?....n/t

[cyr330]

13. I agree with you 100%

[jillan]

16. Psycho is the word I have been using to describe her.

She is very scary.

[cynatnite]

20. I just watched her remarks about gawd and war to Gibson

Yep.

[lisainmilo]

40. You nailed it!

exactly, does she look like she is on drugs to any of you?

[annabanana]

17. Callow, shallow, ignorant, vapid, and grossly unqualified for the job.

She has nothing.

[whistle]

21. She is all Fur Trapper Hat and no moose!

[progressiveforever]

24. I am starting to hate this psycho bitch

EVIL sounding dumbass

[codjh9]

35. STARTING??? :^)

[JVS]

25. IBTL

[Mother Of Four]

26. Oh but you CAN see Russian land from Alaskan Land....

I'm SURE she vacations every summer on Lil Diomede Island...looking over at Big Diomede and waving They use big cardboard signs and binoculars to talk foreign policy dunchaknow?

[emilyg]

30. You lost me with the B word.

[Hugabear]

39. Would you have a problem if I called McCain a 'prick' or a 'dick'?

The term 'bitch' doesn't refer to all women, it's used to describe a particularly mean or vicious woman. Just like the term 'prick' is used to describe a particularly mean or vicious man.

[BlueStater]

34. I have no problem with calling her a "bitch".

It's perfectly acceptable to call male politicians "assholes" so "bitch" should be acceptable too.

[mokawanis]

41. Lost me with the B word too

I'm not here to argue or even criticize but I think it's better to attack her performance and not her personality. There's so much about her to put heavy criticism on, why just call names cuz you're angry?

[mitchum]

42. Imagine how utterly stupid Todd must be if she is "the smart one" in that house

[Top Cat]

43. She is a wicked bitc_

[A-Schwarzenegger]

44. New DU Rule: Sexist terms like "Bitch" are OK when used against Repub women.

Cuz then it's not really sexism, and, you know, she asked
for it sort of anyway, and she called herself a pitbull already, so ...

[Apollo11]

78. What I find weird is that the mods are cool with this

Usually there is zero tolerance of hate-words here on DU - for example when they are directed against a black person or a gay person.

But a woman is fair game as soon as she is on the GOP ticket?

I see no advantage for our side in resorting to this kind of aggressive misogyny.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

80. They look to the young men running the joint.

I like to think I'm not sexist myself, but we all have a lot to learn.
I agree that similarly hateful words would not be tolerated toward
minorities. In allowing it here against a Repub woman, what is missed is
that the language of hatred excuses bigotry and in this case sexism,
and cannot be contained to that one target person anyway. It spreads
inward & outward. It's not a good thing & certainly mocks the notion of
progressive politics, when the language of hatred is used to narrow
in on a person's gender, sexuality, race, etc. and is permitted. It's
basically encouraging such language. Have you ever heard somebody
justifying the N word by pointing out that they only use it toward "a
certain kind" of black person, not all black people?

[FightingIrish]

45. Actually you can see Russia from Alaska

The Diomede Islands, one ours and one theirs, are about three miles apart. The natives who live on the islands travel freely across the channel that separates them and neither government cares much about these forsaken indigenous people. The communication between them has everything to do with families and nothing to do with foreign policy.

[mokawanis]

55. By Palin's standards

the people who live in that area must be foreign policy experts because they can see each other.

[treestar]

82. Yeah, bigger experts than she is!

The people who live there should have been called upon when the Russians invaded Georgia!

[Gregorian]

46. To quote another post- McCain could have done better through a temp agency.

You know, this is so ripe, it's hard to wrap my head around the possibilities. Moose in headlight moment. At least Dan Quail had actually served in the Senate. Or like those posters on Dailykos mentioned, Miss South Carolina talking about why people can't find America on the map. Well...um...because some people don't have maps?

[krkaufman]

48. Yeah, Charlie should have started the interview by asking her if she now knew ...

... what the role of the VP was, and how the McCain campaign plans to utilize her.

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[samuraiguppy]

50. yes she is dumb dumb dumb

we need someone smart in office. The only problem is that so many people are sooo stupid. It scares me.

[firedupdem]

51. She was really nervous and rambling trying to remember all

the stuff she was supposed to say. Sorry, if I were her I would have seen through this charade and just said no. Hey look, I got 5 kids, one is pregnant, I'm the Governor of a small ass state, I don't know all that foreign stuff, you're not going to have me out here looking stupid. Thanks but no thanks!

[tomp]

52. i think she's crazy because...

...she THINKS she's qualified. but then, bush has set dumb and crazy as presidential precedent.

[JI7]

53. i'm female and i think she is a bitch also

i use that word to describe Bush and other males also so i don't view it as sexist in my use.

i think she is an asshole also and many other things.

but mostly she is a disgusting piece of shit dumbfuck. i know more than that dumbfuck.

i'm disgusted that the hag McCain picked someone who knows far less than i do to be VP and so close to the Presidency.

the whole thing is a joke.

[farmboxer]

54. War with Russia OK with her

and McCain wants military draft.

[eridani]

56. Absolutely wrong. She isn't stupid

She's just pig-ignorant and proud of it, which is far worse. Ignorance, unlike stupidity, is a choice.

[amborin]

57. cunning and scary

like getting the jabs in today about O and the troops in germany

[Raine]

59. I agree...

and if any person deserves to be called the "B word" it's her.

[Apollo11]

60. I don't agree with people using the n-word about a black candidate

I don't agree with people using the b-word about a female candidate.

I respectfully disagree with many of Governor Palin's positions.

If we can't win this thing on the issues then we don't deserve to win.

[Major Hogwash]

61. The lights are on, but nobody's at home.

No doubt about the vapid part.

She's completely clueless and was trying to charm Gibson by calling him "Charlie" about a dozen times.


LOL

Won't work.

[Apollo11]

63. Is she really dumber than Reagan, Quayle or Dubya?

The more we attack Governor Palin = the more conservatives will rally behind the GOP ticket.

Really we are gonna have to do better than this if we want to defeat the McCain-Palin ticket.

[Mad_Dem_X]

64. You're being too kind

I've called her much worse. I wouldn't dare repeat it on this board, as I might offend someone, but let's just say I loathe the woman.

[Orsino]

65. No, she's not stupid.

You can't build a political machine from scratch, even a small one, by being stupid. No, she's smart enough to use Alaskans' ignorance and jingoism to consolidate power.

She's just never had to study any of this hard stuff that dear Charlie dangled before her, and it was painfully obvious. Given time, she could doubtless study up and learn the art of tap-dancing even on subjects she's unfamiliar with.

But it looks to me as though she won't have that kind of time before being sent home to Alaska in defeat. Look for her return in 2012, armed with all the right slogans and a passing familiarity with issues of national and international import.

[Virginia Dare]

67. In a sensical world, she'd be laughed off the stage..

but as we know stranger things have happened. At any rate I hope you're wrong about her being the come-back kid.

[Orsino]

71. I don't see her on another presidential ticket anytime soon...

...but unless personal scandals continue to balloon, she will be back as a nationally-prominent Republican.

[Virginia Dare]

73. At the very least, the rapture ready fundies will probably not..

give up their cult-like adoration of her. She is their new hero.

[MyNameGoesHere]

69. Well having seen you defend using that

term in the past and defending it with such enthusiasm i was sure we would see more of the same. I can only hope one day you call your Mother, sister, and god forbid your wife that name. Then i can only hope they Lorraine Bobbit you. Then we could call you dickless?

[Hugabear]

77. Why would you say that?

Again - it's not a term for ALL women. It's a term used to describe a particularly mean or vicious woman. Just like you would call a particularly mean man a "prick". Do you have just as much of a problem with that term? If not, why not?

Why would I call my mother, wife, or sister that name?

[AuntPatsy]

72. Considering what she stands for and represents, this woman has no problems

with that terminology...

[JohnnyBoots]

76. She truly has the potential to be worse than Bush/Cheney. Because

She believes in the Ideologic Dogma.