[quote=Hobie]Not sure how you define bungled, but probably the instances where she ‘bungled’ is just what people can personally relate and like.
People are getting tired of politicians that are too polished and smooth. Fast talking, slick are terms that can be applied equally to both parties.
Palin personality comes off more genuine and real. And this is why she continues to have audiences.
” they all suck” is a fine description as we all voted for one who ‘sucked’ less. Hence the winners percentage margins. If any candidate was truly exceptional, they would pull much larger percentage wins.[/quote]
I can make allowances for someone who is not “polished” or gets nervous in an interview because they are not groomed or used to the limelight, which would have been legitimate excuses for Palin to make in her thankfully short-lived run at the VP seat. Someone with a quick mind and grasp of facts and history and current issues could formulate answers with substance, albeit in a simple form or while showing some nervousness.
But Palin showed herself to be close to or approaching idiocy level. There was no humble, “I’m sorry, I was just nominated yesterday and have been focusing on issues in Alaska so give me a moment to think over your questions….” She just whipped out her talking points and tried to bulldozer over those failings, and pretend she actually could think up an answer…. She couldn’t form a coherent sentence half the time, which is convenient when you are hedging your responses and trying to hide what a moron you are. It made her look like the fool she is. If she was legitimately “folksy”, she could have pulled it off by being MORE sincere. Instead she tried to play a game she was completely unqualified for. And it was pretty obvious that her handlers tried to give her the immersive course in the issues–but they weren’t dealing with a very porous subject, most of it flowed through like a sieve.
So don’t try to make the argument that “intelligent” = “slick”. One of my favorite politicians (oxymoron?) is Tony Blair, not because of what he stood for necessarily, but because he could speak contemporaneously on just about any subject thrown at him–in stark contrast to stuttering, stammering Bush II. There are a lot of slimey politicians out there, but I’d rather support someone with intellect than a cute, folksy retard in expensive suits.
