Anyone notice Palin's expression after she finished her VA speech a few minutes ago?

[sfam]

She really seemed to be struggling to appear happy and upbeat, but failed to do so. She is either really unhappy about something (perhaps they didn't let her participate in the strategy sessions again), or really knows things are looking bad for the Palin/McCain chances. Bottom line, when you have trouble looking upbeat on national television, its a sign that things aren't so good inside moose central.

[ej510]

1. She's too dumb to know things are going wrong.

[TechBear_Seattle]

2. I think she got a behind-the-scenes tongue-lashing for her hate-mongering

The effort of not instigating racial hatred and bigotry is giving her indigestion something fierce.

[iceman66]

43. Maybe.

She seemed like she really enjoyed the hate-mongering!

[speedoo]

3. This might be why:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7434522&mesg_id=7434728

[merh]

20. I agree with you.

She has lost her luster, the people of Alaska don't like this version of Palin and now they don't trust her, are looking at everything she has touched to see what smudges, if not actual breaks, she has been hiding.

Oh, the independent investigator that was hired by the personnel board to investigate the complaint - he isn't a loyal republican and may well actually be independent. Unlike the legislative committee, the personnel board can recommend she face charges if they find she violated the law.

And yes, ethical violations are violations of the law. The law she was instrumental in getting passed, the law that was a big part of her campaign for the office of gov.

[speedoo]

30. If the personnel board finds against her, that would be a riot.

Didn't she appoint them all? Is there really a possibility that would occur?

[merh]

42. Check it out

http://www.newsweek.com/id/163465

[speedoo]

53. Ha! Thanks for that.

Go Timothy Petumenos. That would be the ultimate backfire, the clock is ticking, election-wise. But a negative report even after the election, would be another big problem for Palin in staying in office.

[ladywnch]

35. I thought the personnel board already cleared her.

I thought that was were the report she released came from. If it wasn't the personnel board who issued her "she did nothing wrong" report, then who did issue it?

[AllentownJake]

38. John McCain's campaign.

and no I'm not joking.

[endthewar]

50. In other news:

OJ Simpson just exonerated himself too. :rofl:

[merh]

39. That was the McCain/Palin official report

:rofl:

[Blue_In_AK]

46. No, she hasn't been cleared.

She allegedly is to talk to Tim Petumenos this week. From what I can gather, the personnel board report will come out before the election. Petumenos is a Democrat who contributed to Tony Knowles' campaign in 2006. Although all the members of the Personnel Board are Republicans, only one was appointed by Sarah.

[BeyondGeography]

48. It all comes down to why Monegan was fired, right?

Nobody disputes her right to fire him (Monegan never did); he just wants his name cleared. I heard him this morning and I wouldn't be surprised if he sued. That is, unless the Personnel Board comes down hard on her.

[Blue_In_AK]

62. She had the right to fire Monegan,

since DPS Commissioner is an appointed post, but since her stated reason for doing so has changed at least four times since it happened, and since it seems likely that his refusal to fire Trooper Wooten was a big part of it, it's pretty clear that she did it for personal reasons, which is the problem.

[ladywnch]

64. Thanks Blue. I always look to you for the straight skinny on what's

going on up there.

So then the 'report' she released was literally just her 'investigation' of herself?!?!!! LMAO!!! I thought she was using the personnel board's investigation as her 'report'. Thanks. I wait with baited breath! :popcorn:

[vaberella]

65. Because Blue lives in Alaska s/he is our self-appointed Ambassador.

:rofl:

[Blue_In_AK]

Dupe

:)

[Blue_In_AK]

69. And I am so glad to oblige.

:)

[endthewar]

49. Bwahahahahaha!

"the personnel board answered to Palin. But the board ended up hiring an aggressive Anchorage trial lawyer, Timothy Petumenos, as an independent counsel. McCain aides were chagrined to discover that Petumenos was a Democrat who had contributed to Palin's 2006 opponent for governor, Tony Knowles. Palin is now scheduled to be questioned next week, and the counsel's report could be released soon after."

:rofl:

[yardwork]

51. No, the personnel board hasn't even convened yet.

And Palin was not cleared by the bi-partisan Alaskan legislative committee that released their report last Friday. She was cleared of one charge they investigated, but not the others!

[AllentownJake]

36. Plus she's now a national figure and someone democrats loathe

That means a well funded well liked (People generally are more inclined to but their reputation on the line if they think they can win) and well staffed opponent with the best democratic minds is the best case scenario for her in 2010.

[Lancer]

4. Yep. She has two emotions. Happy and Happy 2.0

She wasn't feeling either when she turned the mic over to McFighter

[CherokeeDem]

5. I Thought the Same Thing

She really looked uncomfortable while McCain was speaking. Well, I was uncomfortable while McShame was speaking but she should have been really upbeat with the "new" stump speech. Our little Bible Spice (love this more than Caribou Barbie)must not be having as much fun as she use to!

[kanrok]

15. Maybe she has a tummy ache?

[calico1]

6. She's probably mad that they told her not to

whip up the racists anymore.

[chascarrillo]

7. They saved that for the song at the end.

Nice. Neither McCain nor Palin actually says the words, and the music drowns out the audience. Cowards.

[TexasObserver]

8. I agree. She's unhappy about something, likely her role going forward.

I suspect that the campaign has decided to tone down the role she relished last week, Harpy In Chief.

While Grumpy was giving his speech earlier, she looked like she was straining to appear interested.

She's pissed about not getting her way about something.

[sfam]

11. I agree that she looks unhappy about the course of things...I too think its about her role..

Although, given the number of Op-Eds coming out this weekend about Palin ruining her chances in 2012, maybe she's finally engaging in "self-reflectionering" about what she's been doing. We can all hope...

But yeah, it could be that she isn't able to whip up the anger any more also.

[dipsydoodle]

9. It's what happens when

You're mind is on vacation and your mouth is working overtime :

Sitting there yakkin' right in my face
Coming on like you own the place
If silence was golden
You couldn't raise a dime
Cause your mind is on vacation and your mouth is working overtime

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Your-Mind-Is-On-Vacation-lyrics-Van-Morrison/96612E1A022D3A5E48256A3400120CB5

[zulchzulu]

10. She knows she is going to be thrown under the bus like Kathleen Harris...

...as well as knows she'll be a political footnote in a couple weeks.

Skank...

[Lucky 13]

12. I think the Flyers game really rattled her.

At the beginning of the footage it sure looks like she turns to the guy on her right and says, "They're booing me". (I'm not a classically trained lip reader though, so maybe I'm seeing what I want to see.) I don't think she had any idea what she was in for.

They have had her so sequestered, so removed from what the rest of the world really thinks about her, she bought all the crap about America loving her.

It has to be upsetting for anyone to get booed by an entire arena of people. I think it would make me want to crawl into a dark hole somewhere. But it's got to be doubly disturbing for her because I'm SURE she went into it expecting a warm, respectful welcome.

I think it really shook her up.

Thanks, Philly. Hope Palin hasn't hexed the rest of the Flyers season.

[Kalyke]

16. Got a link to that video?

I've been sick and I fall asleep every time I lay down to watch any TV. I've missed this one.

[XemaSab]

57. Turn your speakers up so you can get the full effect

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=212983&mesg_id=212983

:D

[sfam]

17. that's a good call. You might be right...

She really has been in a bubble - this was the first time she was before a non-right wing crowd. This might have finally given her a sense of the "real world" that exists outside of her protected campaign.

[Arugula Latte]

26. I was thinking the same thing. She's only appeared before crowds of mouth-breathers prior to this.

[BumRushDaShow]

I think EXACTLY that.

They have kept her in crowds that have been nothing but her rabid RW knuckle-dragging bottom feeder scum. And for the first time, she was thrown in the middle of a literal pack of 20,000 wolves - the Philadelphia, blue-collar, UNIONIZED, Democratic hockey fans. Yes there are some from Jersey or parts of the surrounding counties - most notably Bucks County, who might be her supporters... But the rest in there are sick of her and her ilk.

It's one thing shooting wolves from a plane and another being surrounded by them.

She's an idiot and I agree, she has thrown salt down on the... ahem... CorestatesFirstUnionWachoviaCitigroupWells Fargo Center... :rofl: And that will probably negatively impact not only the Flyers, but the '76ers as well. :(

[MadrasT]

37. "Corestates FirstUnion Wachovia Citigroup Wells Fargo Center"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: I was working for CoreStates when it opened... got to go to the big "stadium opening night with Stevie Wonder" shindig (I think it was Stevie)... so glad I got out of banking... I left right before First Union took over. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[BumRushDaShow]

41. The current iteration on the side of the Center is my bank

But my original bank was First Pennsylvania. So I am now on bank #5 (and it was almost 6 as Citigroup and Wells Fargo duked it out).

First PA --> Corestates --> First Union --> Wachovia --> Wells Fargo (let's hope Wells Fargo is final). :rofl:

[RichGirl]

31. Keep in mind...

...she was greeted in Phillie with a huge protest. Maybe she thought that putting her little daughter in a team shirt is how you win votes. (I truly feel for those kids. But, I know that all kids have adversity of some kind, it helps them to grow up stronger and wiser.)

[TorchTheWitch]

32. She's booed everywhere she goes especially in Philly

She's only been in a bubble when she's in front of a crowd of her own ilk. Otherwise, she's heartily booed and protested everywhere she goes until she gets into whatever venue she's speaking at (or puck dropping at). She was very well aware of how much Philly hates her as everywhere she's gone here there are crowds greeting her with great protest signs, chanting and booing, and those crowds are quite a bit larger than the censored ones she speaks at.

I think she fully expected to be booed at the game, and that's why she dragged her youngest cutsy daughter out on the ice wearing a Flyers shirt... then she could point to the fans and claim they were just a bunch of horrible meanies who booed HER DAUGHTER (which is just what she did).

The owner of the Flyers is a Repuke whackjob who has a hard on for Palin and wanted her there to drop the puck just for his own personal warm fuzzies... he would have known it was not only inappropriate to have a campaigning candidate singled out for recognition at a sports event and that she'd be booed, but his own hard on was more important than anything else.

If she was surprised at all it was most likely that she didn't realize how loud and how violent the negative reaction would be. It was probably the first time she ever faced a crowd that was not made up of members strickly of her own ilk, thought she could handle it, and when confronted with it found out that it upset her more than she thought it would.

[Lucky 13]

55. Getting booed by PROTESTORS is very different than getting booed by the public en masse.

Protestors she expects. They follow her around. They have a clear political agenda.

But I don't think she expected an entire stadium of ordinary citizens in a swing state, with no unified political agenda, consisting largely of blue-collar white males (her #1 fans right?), to boo her out of the damn place. Hell, I didn't even expect to see it at the intensity displayed.

I think it surprised her. At worst, I think MAYBE she expected a mixed response. Not the overwhelming "get the fuck out of our arena" welcome that Joe-Six Pack, Philly fan laid down on her.

As a Washington Skins and Caps fan, I can't believe I'm saying this... but PA sports teams and their fans are winning me over left and right. The Steelers and the Flyers have won themselves a very special place in my heart.

[yardwork]

54. Also, people who know her say that she hates to be crossed.

She holds grudges against anybody who isn't 100% loyal to her at all times. She's vindictive. Palin is a narcissist who can't stand to be booed. She's probably been having hysterics all weekend.

[Lucky 13]

56. Uh oh, Philly. She may commence a vendetta against your whole city!

Shaking in your boots, I'm sure!

[creature of habit]

13. is there video?

I'm curious to see this now.

[sfam]

18. here's one...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/hockey-mom-palin-greeted_n_133911.html

[Kalyke]

22. Thanks!

[creature of habit]

23. I meant today's rally 10/13/08

Palin is scheduled to stay behind in Virginia today and hold a rally of her own while McCain travels to North Corolina.

[ChiciB1]

29. Someone Who's Smarter Than Me Will Do It... I Would LOVE To See It!! n/t

[grassfed]

14. she hasn't been able to slaughter any defenseless animals lately

[sfam]

19. Maybe they could let her go hunting with Dick Cheney...

[riverwalker]

21. I thought she was going to cry

I noticed it too.

[shaniqua6392]

24. They told her she can not give any more hate speeches

and that really made her sad. She was so enjoying calling Obama a terrorist and all. I can not wait to send her ass back to Alaska. They can have her.

[Bake]

25. She's not THAT stupid (ok, maybe): she sees it slipping away.

Her six-week dream of being Veep is slipping away.

Makes me want to cry ...

OK, it doesn't.

:woohoo:

Bake

[Matariki]

27. Been waiting for the real possibility of McCain heaping abuse on her behind the scenes

This is the guy who called his wife a 'cunt' in public after all, so him getting very angry at Albatross Sarah isn't a stretch of the imagination.

[anneboleyn]

67. I could see this. He probably screams at her behind closed doors.

[Myrina]

28. I really think having to be angry and pissed off all the time takes a toll ...

... on people's psyche.

As nasty as she is naturally, it can't be fun to have to stand up there and be a raving lunatic day after day after day, especially when you're used to being 'cutesy' and 'charming' to get your way.

:shrug:

[snake in the grass]

33. I'm going to love...

...watching her go down! It's always great when reality finally catches up to the Palins of this world. The gods just don't tolerate hubris.

[Window]

34. I noticed that too. Perhaps reality is setting in.

[PretzelWarrior]

40. I thought she went to smiling, dumb newscaster school

where you can even smile right after reporting a bus full of school children plunged to a fiery death.

[XemaSab]

61. "In related news, it's fall, and that means BONFIRE SEASON!"

:D

[Blue_In_AK]

44. She knows she's going to have to come back here

and face the music. She sees her political career dissolving before her eyes.

[rvablue]

52. Have there been any recent state polls done on her?

How much damage has she done to her numbers since she joined the ticket?

[Blue_In_AK]

60. She's dropped about 14 points

most noticeably among Democrats and Independents. That was before the Troopergate report came out, so it could be more now. People aren't real happy with her up here.

[Blaze Diem]

45. she had such dreams for her brood being raised by someone else,

in D.C. and on gov't welfare. Crap, now she'll have to go home to Tawd and be regular folk.
The bigger they think they are...the harder they fall.

Karma giving back for how Palin hunted down the Alaskan wildlife.

Go home & raise your kids.

[Blasphemer]

47. It's finally sinking in what a huge mistake she made by agreeing to be McCain's running mate

Her ambition got the better of her. She was not ready for the national stage but lacked the self awareness that would have allowed for an acknowledgment of that fact. If she were truly savvy, she would have turned him down while having a PR machine spin something about how she had been the front runner but turned it down because there was still unfinished business in Alaska and "while honored and confident in her abilities to be a Vice President of which the country would be proud, she wanted the challenges that being Alaska's top executive would bring her". Her political instincts are terrible. She's going to fade into political oblivion. We might see her on Fox News someday though.

[Yavin4]

58. She Probably Just Farted

Did people faint behind her? Todd is probably use to the blast.

[Essene]

59. like putin's head, the reality that she's setup as a scapegoat has dawned on her

[XemaSab]

63. .

[No Elephants]

66. Maybe she wore out her perky. Or, maybe she looked at the polls.

[vaberella]

68. Does anyone have a video link to it? n/t