"No one this conspicuously unintelligent should be in a position of power or authority."

And I say, let her go! She needs to talk her fool head off!

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_06/018550.php

GOVERNOR TRAIN WRECK.... The Republican Party's base loves Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). I can't relate to their affection, but I recognize her popularity in right-wing circles.

That said, anyone who fails to realize that Palin is hopelessly confused just isn't paying attention.



You've got to be kidding me.

Alaska residents pay almost nothing in taxes, because the state relies so heavily on oil money. If the price of oil goes up, Alaska gets more money. Palin argued on Fox News that would be a bad thing.

The problem, of course, is that Palin doesn't understand why she opposes government spending. In general, the Republican line is that it's important to limit spending so to keep taxes low and prevent deficits. But that doesn't apply to Alaska at all -- it already has exceedingly low tax rates and no budget deficit at all.

The governor, in other words, wants Alaska to have less money, just for the sake of having less money. Palin is the only governor in the country who can see her state's budget go up considerably -- giving Alaskan families more, and helping fuel the state's private sector -- without raising taxes a penny.

But Palin doesn't want that at all, because she doesn't understand the basics of how government works.

No one this conspicuously unintelligent should be in a position of power or authority.

—Steve Benen

presidential ambitions...in her case it may be that she's really stupid, but for the others, they just assume the Repuke base is really stupid.

It doesn't matter whether the propaganda makes sense. It only has to be repeated often, from a variety of people in posts of authority. And now, don't all of us have relatives or officemates who will parrot Palin's words after reading this article? Even people who are "pretty smart" otherwise fall prey to this method of hypnosis. Government is bad, government is bad, government is bad...

Whenever Repubs are in office, government is very, very bad.

If oil prices go up, why not say that's bad because people will pay more for gas? The worst thing about it is that it may unleash state spending at no cost to taxpayers?

If she's so anti-spending by government, let's make her back it up. Driving down the road? - sorry, government payed for it, no roads for you. Salary? Pay it all back, that's government spending.

oil royalties, taxes, and fees.

No more money for the State of Alaska to spend, nada, none, zip.

Makes things even BETTER for everyone, right, Sarah, you moron?

My god this woman is concentrated stupid.

What is she, some kind of communist?

15 minutes of fame.

are skewing a GOP Poll to gather whom is best to lead... guess what they all say Palin... god I hope so.

...I would not have expected less from those idiots at FR.

:rofl:

It applies to SO many wingnuts


(No offense to Lewis Caroll)

"No one this conspicuously unintelligent should be in a position of power or authority."

It's pretty clear that the "conspicuously unintelligent", voted for her and got her elected as governor.

So, the question is how do you keep someone like Palin from getting elected, because here in America everybody has the right to vote, with a few exceptions, except the "conspicuously unintelligent".

conspicuously unintelligent people (see 2000/2004 sElections), but they could be wising up. That's why I hope Palin continues to talk so she will remove all doubt about her intelligence.

They just keep repeating each other and feeding on their own ignorance.

I knew exactly who the subject line was referring to before I clicked on the link.

Color me shocked...

Thats how I refer to it now. In truth, it is just about the best example of Marxism that has ever been applied.

Most 'Conservatives' like the Alaska program, so it really throws their head for a spin to explain to them that this is the State paying its citizens for the States resources, i.e., pure Marxism.

Drives them freaking bonkers.

Yet the Republics keep "winning" elections. Go figure.