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http://www.nationalreview.com/article/397155/2016-it-begins-john-fund
shenmue
(38,506 posts)she's been hit on the head at some point. Normal people don't sound like that.
Poor thing.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)takes its toll.
tridim
(45,358 posts)Her ego is her problem, it is much bigger than her brain.
NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)that she will get applause but she isnt sure how to put the words together.
She like ALL cons will never say anything of value, but if spoken in the right way it will sound good to the stupids...
Coventina
(27,121 posts)A pretty good description!!
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Were MUCH more coherent than that
Bettie
(16,110 posts)And quit before too long anyway.
But she'll be that kind of uncomfortable blend of comic and scary until then.
exboyfil
(17,863 posts)favorite son status in Iowa so long as his duct tape on the economy in Wisconsin holds.
Republicans have been ruining state economies for decades and they still get elected. I don't think they really care about the economy.
Contrary1
(12,629 posts)per this review from FR. Talk about being taken for a ride:
"...My wife and I just watched (Sunday afternoon) your EXCELLENTLY PREPARED AND PRESENTED SPEECH at the Freedom Summit via The Right Scoop link. I watched many of the men in the audience sit on their hands and not applaud any of your many key points which are new to your campaigning message. (We like the new delivery pace a lot better!)
Many if not most of these men felt you might have jilted them personally in 2011 by not running and that youre leading them on again. A QUICK, DEFINITE, AND SOON DECLARATION that you not only are going to run but will not be denied in your bid to become President of the U.S. is an imperative for you. You do not have the luxury of being coy this time.
Make the announcement definitely and sooner rather than later, and the jilted men will fall in line again, one by one by one. Youve never lost the (real and true) womens support. But everyone needs to know FOR A FACT that you will commit to running as a Conservative-Republican first and/or Conservative-Independent second and that you will go full tilt until you win."
niyad
(113,329 posts)and, all the words are spelled correctly. definitely a plant.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)I don't get this at all. Do they actually think that what she said made sense?
I get the impression that either they don't care, or they didn't understand it but assumed that it's because she's over their head.
Myrina
(12,296 posts)There had to be.
Seriously, this reads like many of those proto-sincere Amazon reviews.
Brother Buzz
(36,442 posts)JHB
(37,160 posts)...if they have to emphasize what it is, it isn't.
FSogol
(45,488 posts)a ride" translates to: America, Get Bent, Sincerely, Sarah Palin.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)but in a funny way. This sounds like she isn't playing with a full deck any more.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)function, the speaker must have an extremely solid grasp on the material being delivered, not just the words but also the dynamics, which will get lost when on the stage and feeling that rush. Memory is vital to such a choice, as the prompter even if present will not be your friend if you are speeding unless you are extremely proficient with reading the teleprompter.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)So what we got was the true Sarah (wouldn't you just love it if she trotted that out as an excuse? ).
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)Except all the time. There's only so much you can write on your hand. Just another one of those things that make you wonder how intelligent they are...n't. Apparently they don't think video works, or cameras, or tape recorders, or the google,...I don't know how to post a screen grab but at CPAC 2013 the Quitta from Wasilla used a teleprompter to tell President Obama to step away from the teleprompter and do his job. The crowd went wild of course.
JHB
(37,160 posts)...They're there, but the think they aren't.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)and an IQ of about 70 would seem to be the recipe to make a Princess Sparklemoose. Maybe add a little speed into the mix for that full on manic incomprehensibility.
Myrina
(12,296 posts)JHB
(37,160 posts)Just days after Sarah Palin revealed she was seriously interested in running for president in 2016, she stood behind the podium at the Iowa Freedom Summit and delivered a bizarre and rambling speech to the audience.
The speech covered everything from attacking critics of American Sniper: Screw the left and Hollywood!; to criticising Obamacare: What will they do to stop causing our pain and start feeling it again?; to criticising the press: The press asks, Can anyone stop Hillary? This is to forego a conclusion, right?
Commentators and viewers alike took to twitter to voice their confusion over Palins monologue, which rambled for 35 minutes without a clear theme.
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But according to Bloomberg Politics and US News, the Palins excuse of a malfunctioning teleprompter has been used before to cover up odd moments in her speeches.
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)And at worst stupid and inarticulate.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)samsingh
(17,599 posts)QuebecYank
(147 posts)It took the Right 7+ years to figure out, what we on the Left knew within 3 weeks of her joining John McCain's campaign.
That type of thinking is so deep, it's almost comatose.
It'll be interesting to see if Palin blames the Left-leaning media.
randome
(34,845 posts)You know what the farmer means when he says, "First you have to get their attention."
[hr][font color="blue"][center]I'm always right. When I'm wrong I admit it.
So then I'm right about being wrong.[/center][/font][hr]
Egnever
(21,506 posts)Has she ever been anything different? Not sure why this should be a surprise.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)...and no one in her circle could type up a decent speech and put it on a teleprompter? Either she's believing her own hype now or she just doesn't give a fuck about anything that's not money or applause.