Rhetoric of the wrong: "How's that hopey-changey thing working out for ya?"

[Democrats_win]

Throughout history people have relied on hope and change to move forward. The fact that Sarah Palin would attack such a common part of humanity demostrates that she is the elitist that we all need protection from. Does she really believe that the opposite would be better? Despair and stagnation? The Sarah Palin way!

[Jennicut]

1. Sarah relies on palm notes and idiotic phrases

Right back to ya.

[livetohike]

2. Her maturity level is less than a child in 7th grade

and the media look really stupid in not commenting on that, imo. She's an embarrassment and has been since she captured the VP nomination.

[rufus dog]

4. That is my issue with her and the Media

She is a fucking shallow joke of a human being that is being covered as a serious candidate.

[instantkarma]

3. Reminds me of Giuliani last year

at the convention. "Community organizer? What's that? Hahahahaha"

[Epiphany4z]

5. Sarah Palin is the reality tv

candidate....

[Lifelong Protester]

6. The level if civil discourse in this country is apalling

and this is just one small example. Shame on the MSM for covering her, and the entire Tea Party Convention with more than just a passing mention, and letting it go. I cannot see, for the life of me, what they find so 'darling' about their 'media darling'.
One cannot disagree with another without resorting to childish rhetoric such as that?

This, the current incivility, which can incite violence when taken to extreme, is what worries me the most about our country.

[shrdlu]

7. Sad to say but...

...the hopey-changey meme will stick.

[JuniperLea]

9. We can always take it back...

And use it for our own once there's no denying that hope has caused great change. Wackos like Palin supporters don't understand that their absence in the local soup line is a change from what would have been.

[quiet.american]

8. The other part of it is, it must be working pretty well since the event cost $1k+ to attend.

And all the dimwits there were able to apparently even take a couple days off from work to do so.

[inna]

10. That was just an ugly snark, and absolutely nothing to take seriously.

I finally listened to excerpts of her "speech" this morning, and I'm just amazed at those at DU who take her seriously and "analyze" anything that comes out of her mouth. The woman is a blathering idiot and a TOTAL and complete JOKE. End of story.

[BlueIdaho]

11. A glimpse at the real Palin

Her mean-spirited, cynical, and nasty comment tells you all you need to know about this woman. This came right from her core and is one big reason I will now begin contributing to Democrats again. She - and her followers are toxic to America.

Thanks to the tea baggers I am now

Fired up and ready to go again.

[inna]

12. "Toxic" is right.

Toxicity is just oozing out of her, she's nasty and ugly and toxic to the core. There is something almost *fascist* (for the lack of better definition) about her.
It's a little frightening, actually.

[kestrel91316]

13. "Almost" fascist? Seriously. She's fascist in spades and we all know it.

Someone needs to remind her of what ultimately happened to Mussolini.

[BlueIdaho]

14. No - its the cult of personality.

She is a celebutant with a nasty "the world owes me a living" attitude. Her simple minded nastiness will attract some but it will repulse many others.

Give her the spotlight and watch her reveal her ugly inner self.

[housewolf]

15. I'm not a violent person

But I'm so offended by that derisive comment and the even more derisive tone that she used that I imagine violence against her.

Every person on this planet needs hope and a desire for change for the better just to make it through each day, no matter how things turn out.

Sarah Palin portrayed her innate cruelty and derisiveness in that comment. It wasn't simple politics as usual/playing to the base - it portrayed her as mean, nasty and innately cruel.

[Blue_In_AK]

16. She's such a bitch, there's no other way to say it.

Call me sexist if you want (which would be pretty funny since I'm a woman myself), but if you look up "bitch" in the dictionary, there she is.

[HopeOverFear]

20. I am so sorry your state had to put up with her

[Ninga]

17. I like your take. I am going to adopt it! n/t

[unblock]

18. a key part of the republican rhetorical strategy is to MOCK the other side

do NOT take this lightly! we do not win points by ignoring their mockery.

if it is idiotic, we need to point that out. we need to show people we can fight back when they attack us.


their mockery of democrats and liberals and socialists and obamacare and so in all serves to strongly reinforce republican party identification among their base. it keeps them from even considering the possibility that we might be right, or better, for them and for america.

[HopeOverFear]

19. Some DUers agree with her. nm

[JI7]

23. the ones who think the teabaggers are on our side

and when you bring up their racism or other bigotry they say they are just being misled.

[Whisp]

21. wonderful observation.

i would not have looked at it that way.

hope someone inthe media picks up on this.
if you arent for hope and change you are for despair and stagnation.

sweet. ty

[Peacetrain]

22. Was that not one of the most embarrassing statements ever to come out of a politico or

former politico or aspirational politico's mouth

[tanyev]

24. Jus' peachy-dandy. Thanks fer askin'!

[maxsolomon]

25. every time some RW assclown says that to me

i say its working fine you fucking re... GRESSIVE.

[LatteLibertine]

26. Well exactly

$arah how did eight years of Bush work out for the United States? We've had a Republican majority. We've tried that way. It failed miserably.

Tea Party = "We need to 'take the country back' from the fellow who isn't one of 'us' who's ruining it."

I'm a Democrat and a Liberal however if you're for actively promoting economic and social justice, I'll work with you.

[branders seine]

27. actually, it hasn't worked out so good

so far