Poor, Pitiful Palin

[ZenGum]

Or just listen for keywords and recite the appropriate talking point.

[morethanpretty]

The extreme left and right are equally evil and disgusting. You're an extremist. Wouldn't matter if you were left or right.

You're wrong about me. No surprise there.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

How am I wrong? You wrote a certain thing, a certain way. This is the product of your mind and what is in it. Thus, I see and understand you, and have some insight behind the words.

The point I am trying to make here is that the extreme left and the extreme right are not actually distinguishable, and calling me an extremist here is simply wrong and lazy -- therefore, I conclude you haven't any experience at all of conservative -- not radical -- thinking. Not exactly a rare condition.

What's keeping you reticent is you know how difficult it is to try and defend leftist-type beliefs around someone like me, who has a pretty clear idea what ideas are worth keeping, and what is wrong with the ideas that aren't. This is hardly extremism, merely sense. Certain valueless goobers would go, "Oh, he's one of those coots that make MORAL judgements," while dramatically rolling their eyes inviting other people into agreement with their worthless opinion and valueless "values." Not being impressed with such as these, I continue being some description of a moral being, and am not afraid of this. Some people would want me to be. Up theirs.

[morethanpretty]

I wrote a certain thing a certain way. You read it wrong. Also, again, your conclusion about me is wrong.

I am lazy, but not wrong.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Really?

And just how could I have read it "better?" If you can't write what you mean, why did you write at all?? You have fully communicated that you can't distinguish a conservative from a fascist, which I say is a hell of a mistake. You are certainly not communicating any clarification -- of any point. That isn't thinking, and it isn't writing either.

Don't expect me to express frustration. The conversation may pause from time to time, but it need not end.

[morethanpretty]

I did write what I mean. Again, you read it wrong. I never said anything about plain conservatism, I said far right. Do you really think you're moderate?

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by morethanpretty

I did write what I mean. Again, you read it wrong. I never said anything about plain conservatism, I said far right. Do you really think you're moderate?

Yes, MTP, I do. I amount to center right. I'm not timid about it to be sure, and all the less so for the best my opposition here can muster. Their want of wisdom amazes. Their inability to maintain their argument is... routine, that's the word.

The center-right is the bulk of the people at the TEA Parties. Middle America goes to TEA Parties.

[ZenGum]

Maybe parents need teen-sex education too.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Or contraceptives, so they aren't parents.

[classicman]

I still wish she would go away - just fade off into the sunset - your 15 minutes of fame or whatever are over. I am still shocked that anyone - ANYONE still feels she is a viable candidate for anything.

[classicman]

I can see why the left would want to keep pumping her up as viable because she is unelectable, but the stupidity of the right to give her even a cent for any election is a total waste of time, effort and money.

[TheMercenary]

I don't care what she does. I don't think she will get elected to squat. I think that if she stuck out her governership she would have had a shot at a senate seat in congress for alaska, but not now. She has been marginalized.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

She has been marginalized.

And yet her book is huge success and she appears to have a large and loyal following in what remains of the base of the Republican party.

If the Republicans were still committed to 'big tent' moderation, I would agree that she has been marginalized. If, however, they continue to woo the right in the partially correct assumption that the far right are more committed voters, then she still has power.

The far right strategy may win the Republicans primaries and possibly off-year elections where the rest of the population is too apathetic to vote.

This is why the Republican's only hope is anti-Democratic sentiment, saying in effect that they are the only other game in town. IF they pack themselves up with far right candidates, even this strategy may fail.

[xoxoxoBruce]

It's a mistake to assume her fans are all in the "base of the Republican party", though. I've met educated liberals that think she's a breath of fresh air, to a system they're disenchanted with.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by richlevy

And yet her book is huge success and she appears to have a large and loyal following in what remains of the base of the Republican party.

So basically you and the liberal left fear her?