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Goodbye to Sarah Palin and all that fake Fox outrage nonsense -- Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio the future, thankfully, for GOP

Posted on Monday, January 28, 2013 at 07:19 AM

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Sarah Palin's first appearance as a news analyst on Fox

Even Fox News have had enough of Sarah Palin, canceling her contract.

That is actually good news for the GOP, even if many diehards will not see it that way.

That’s because Palin was always on the loony tunes fringe, lacking the basic educational tools to become a respected national candidates.

Her laughable foreign policy responses (‘We can see Russia from here’) in that now infamous Katie Couric interview tagged her for ever as an intellectual lightweight and she did nothing subsequently to remove that image.

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She was in many ways a Fox News creation with Roger Ailes describing her as ‘hot’ which hardly went down well with many women.

Contrast her with Congressman Paul Ryan, a cool, measured, deeply intellectual fellow, who is already one of the front runners for 2016.

The GOP will simply have to learn that the quick fix, fake outrage, hot button issues of the day as exemplified by Fox coverage does not play in the long run. It is all sugar calories, delightful at first bite, but then meaningless.

I watched Paul Ryan on ‘Meet the Press’ on Sunday and saw a bright, convincing politician who is in it for the long run.

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The contest between Ryan and other GOP stars like Senator Marco Rubio will be fascinating to watch for the soul of the party.

At least it will be a battle between two fine political intellects, not Palin-like creatures who shriek on cue and use the same tired little formulas week after week.

The GOP and Ailes finally see Palin for what she was, a fascinating sugar calories diversion from the real issues of how America should be run.

As she fades into obscurity there will be few who will miss her, her dysfunctional family, and her parrot-like responses.

Ryan and Rubio on the other hand constitute a real challenge for Democrats in 2016. See more: Right-wing Irish , Irish Republicans

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falconflash | Feb 22, 2013, 02:32 PM EST

The youth of Ameriaca love Rand Paul but the old guard Republicans will squash him and put up a loser.

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seanomelb | Feb 19, 2013, 05:54 PM EST

Well Briano the truth hurts some times and Hermann is a predatorand you accept him

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BrianO | Feb 19, 2013, 08:40 AM EST

Seams your argument has descended into insults, enjoy your false utopia. As I do not wish to descend with you.

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seanomelb | Feb 18, 2013, 06:44 PM EST

why should anyone fear a failed governor who was sacked by Fox and to add insult to injury replaced the idiot Hermann "Hands up her dress"Cain.

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BrianO | Feb 18, 2013, 09:13 AM EST

Did your program include rebuttal from Sarah Palin, just a bit from the other side "In her capacity as mayor, she cut personal property tax, the business inventory tax, and the property tax mil levy every year. As governor, she yearly utilized her line-item veto power to cut spending by millions of dollars, invested $5 billion in state savings, forward-funded education, provided Alaskans a resource rebate to offset energy costs, and opted to reject much of the proffered “stimulus” funds. The upshot of the Governor’s wise fiscal management included a business boom, decreased unemployment, and an improved credit rating. Putting her money where her mouth was, Governor Palin also denied herself raises during her career. How often do we see this from our politicians? Rather, they’re too often getting fat off of insider trading, legal graft, and crony capitalism, as foreign policy adviser to Governor Palin, Peter Schweizer, reveals in his book, Throw Them All Out.".... The proof that Palin was more honest than not is that your side still fears her, this mother of five, one special needs. But go ahead seano drink the koolaid of the socialists but do me a favor, leave me alone I much prefer to keep my individuality and freedom, thank you all the same.

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seanomelb | Feb 17, 2013, 06:46 PM EST

AS luck would have it Brian I watched a channel 4 (BBC)doco on Sarah palin(last night). They interviewed former advisers and friends and it was not a pretty picture. Her first act on becoming 1/2 governor was to try and re-open the troopergate affair,which had already been dealt with by the police and her bro-in-law was exonerated. when her police chief informed her of this she replaced him then sacked his replacement. Her advisers also worried about her texting and continuously referring to her 2 blackberry's during government hearings. Anybody who didagreed with her were fired including long time friends. The state government of Alaska wer glad to see her go. Her popularity ratings dropped from n historical 90% to 34% in two years. So my friend she was not capapble of the job and left,even the Cain adviser who talked Cain into having her as a running mate claimed she was a total disaster and probably cost cain the presidency.

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BrianO | Feb 16, 2013, 09:16 AM EST

Ah so it is about me. My points must be valid as you are trying to have me defend a tangent. Since you are a military man, maybe you should look into the disenfranchised American servicemen/women who's votes were not tallied or even allowed to receive ballots. I know in Ma. that the Secretary of State Galvin didn't send out ballots to active military. But I forget you are on the left so these citizens don't matter, only pushing the cause matters

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seanomelb | Feb 15, 2013, 06:21 PM EST

As Trump would say "show me your war records" Briano and before you ask I served in the military.

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BrianO | Feb 15, 2013, 10:15 AM EST

I thought you were smart. of course the wwII was George H.W. Bush, his son attempted to become a pilot but was not good enough at it, few are, George w. Bush was however fully attacked by the infamous Mike Wallace and his forged documents that ended his (wallace's) career. But the harm was done, the lie was told, and spread by the end justify the means media. Much like the lie in this article That Sarah Palin stated she can see Russia from her front window. Lies, deceit, and character assassination, the tools of the left. What has obama done to help the American people? it's been 5 years now, still waiting for the deficit to be cut in half as he promised, Taxes have gone up more than the "not one dime" promise of the liar and chief, Gitmo seems to still be up and running, and I believe the ambassador and his defenders are still dead in Bengazi.

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seanomelb | Feb 13, 2013, 06:14 PM EST

If Bush was a navy jet pilot what theatre of war did he serve he certainly was to young to fight in WW11. Or do you refer to his father GH? Your slight of words only strenhgtens my argument.,or do yuo leally believe GW was a second world war pilot. One way or the other you are incorrect. BTW I notice we do not have your war record probably because yuo wre hiding under the same bed as karl and Georgie boy.

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BrianO | Feb 13, 2013, 02:05 PM EST

Research kerry before you defend that liar. Has kerry been your senator, have you been able to see him in action or inaction? How was bush a draft dodger he was a navy jet pilot, . "On his 18th birthday he enlisted in the armed forces. The youngest pilot in the Navy when he received his wings, he flew 58 combat missions during World War II. On one mission over the Pacific as a torpedo bomber pilot he was shot down by Japanese antiaircraft fire and was rescued from the water by a U. S. submarine. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery in action." I believe you side consider him a whimp.

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seanomelb | Feb 12, 2013, 08:55 PM EST

Briano you have no proof that kerry was not a war hero and again you accept as fact the grumblings of a GOP smear campaign financed by the GOP and draft dodgers like Rove,Rumsfeld,Bush, O'reilly and the rest of the cowards who were happy to see Kerry march off to war tp protect their class position in the good old USA. Were you a serviceman Briano? or are you happy to ride on the backs of Kerry and Hagel and the other brave men regardless of their politics.

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BrianO | Feb 11, 2013, 10:20 AM EST

Kerry was supposedly my senator for most of my life, he is the biggest waste of skin that I can think of. Giggalo John as he is known in Ma. is a great example of a liberal. First to raise taxes first to avoid paying them. Look up where he harbours his new yacht to avoid Ma. taxes, Also where he had his yacht constructed to avoid taxes. Kerry lied about his "service in vietnam" recieved purple heart falsly, threw medals over the capitols fence in protest only not his medals, Always wondered why the swift boat captains were attacked for speaking truth to power. Kerry a good austrian name he pretends is Irish for political gain in Irish american dominated Ma. This is your example of an honest man? Look up Senator John Kerry on some of the waitress feed back websites his cheapness and condescending nature are legendary.

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seanomelb | Feb 10, 2013, 06:32 PM EST

Well you must respect Kerry.Hagel and other democrats who served the nation. If you believe Palin,limbaugh,adkin and murdock are honest you have a problem.

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BrianO | Feb 10, 2013, 10:43 AM EST

As for simple, I like directness, honesty, courage, these are things that are simply right.

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