AWKWARD GOP Governors Convention

[BM]

I watched some of the coverage and noticed that Rick Perry practically shoved Palin off the stage 4 minutes into her press conference that was supposed to last 20 minutes.  You could hear grumblings among the reporters, and the male governors standing behind her looked really uncomfortable and almost jealous.

Turns out the backbiting and bitterness has already begun:

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Apparently Pawlenty got a dig in during his speech too, saying "Drill baby drill is not an energy policy"


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The current crop of Republican governors is exceptional imo, but unfortunately for them the Washington Republicans may have screwed them over.  So many rising stars makes it harder to know which path to go down too.  Regardless, it's going to be very interesting and get very UGLY, even if it is 4 years away.

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Shouldn't this be in US General Discussion?

Anywho, of all things I was watching FOX News yesterday, On the Record with Greta Van Susteren in particular (why, I don't know) and I saw clips of Governor Palin's speech at the gubernatorial convention. I never realised until yesterday how much of a poor public speaker she is. Did it make me cringe ever so. But then again this is politics and it is expected that not all politicians are like the incoming President.

[Mr. Morden]

The current crop of Republican governors is exceptional imo, but unfortunately for them the Washington Republicans may have screwed them over.  So many rising stars makes it harder to know which path to go down too.  Regardless, it's going to be very interesting and get very UGLY, even if it is 4 years away.

You realize that it's more like two years away as, in the 2008 presidential campaign cycle, most of the candidates announced either their candidacy or exploratory committees between Dec. 2006 and Feb. 2007, with the first debates being held in April and May of 2007?

In fact, the stealth campaigning part will likely start within one and a half years, as, for example, both McCain and Romney spent a lot of their time in 2006 behind the scenes, trying to woo influential people within the GOP in early primary states like NH, MI, and FL.

[paul718]

Shouldn't this be in US General Discussion?

Anywho, of all things I was watching FOX News yesterday, On the Record with Greta Van Susteren in particular (why, I don't know) and I saw clips of Governor Palin's speech at the gubernatorial convention. I never realised until yesterday how much of a poor public speaker she is. Did it make me cringe ever so. But then again this is politics and it is expected that not all politicians are like the incoming President.

She is a horrible public speaker.  Worse than Bush and McCain, IMO.  She sounds like a student giving a presentation in front of the class, but doesn't know the material as well as she should, so she tries to say things with conviction to make it seem as if she does. 

[Eraserhead]

I like that Palin just gave the usual stump speech that she gave again and again during the campaign.

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"condition of anonymity"? Geesh, has CNN given up truth in reporting too?

[Reaganfan]

I watched some of the coverage and noticed that Rick Perry practically shoved Palin off the stage 4 minutes into her press conference that was supposed to last 20 minutes.  You could hear grumblings among the reporters, and the male governors standing behind her looked really uncomfortable and almost jealous.

Turns out the backbiting and bitterness has already begun:

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Apparently Pawlenty got a dig in during his speech too, saying "Drill baby drill is not an energy policy"


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DAMN she looks good. Wowza.

[MK]

Palin is pushing the Republican party off a cliff.

The Worst Gov meeting of all time.

[paul718]

The Worst Gov meeting of all time.

What makes you say that?

[Workers' Friend]

Palin looks like a whore in the 3rd picture.

[Keystone Phil]

DAMN she looks good. Wowza.

I was waiting for this! You want to know why you think that, Naso? It's because the second I saw these pictures of her with her hair down, I thought, "Oh, Christ. She's looking very '80s."

[Reaganfan]

DAMN she looks good. Wowza.

I was waiting for this! You want to know why you think that, Naso? It's because the second I saw these pictures of her with her hair down, I thought, "Oh, Christ. She's looking very '80s."

Whatever, Phil. I don't think she looks "'80s", I think she looks good.

Sorry she can't have painted on hair like your buddy, Rick.

[Keystone Phil]

Whatever, Phil. I don't think she looks "'80s", I think she looks good.

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Looking '80s would be looking good to you, Naso.

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Touche!

[Reaganfan]

Whatever, Phil. I don't think she looks "'80s", I think she looks good.

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Looking '80s would be looking good to you, Naso.

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Touche!

Now we're French?

[bgwah]

This is probably the most unappealing picture of Palin I've ever seen... She's like a vampire with her eyes on her next meal.

[RosettaStoned]

Hahaha!!! THIS is the future of the GOP? They're ed!

[MK]

The Worst Gov meeting of all time.

What makes you say that?

Pointless and Palin pretty much shows once again that she should be nowhere near a presidential campaign.

If this is all the Gop has to offer then Obama is president for 8 years.  Which is a good thing.

[Workers' Friend]

This is probably the most unappealing picture of Palin I've ever seen... She's like a vampire with her eyes on her next meal.

The thing is she is looking directly at me.

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This is probably the most unappealing picture of Palin I've ever seen... She's like a vampire with her eyes on her next meal.

She should undergo her transformation like Zell sometimes does.

Before:


After:

[BM]

She does look very 80s. It's the big hair to heaven and cheap makeup.

[Meeker]

They let Matt Blunt on stage?

[Reaganfan]

She does look very 80s. It's the big hair to heaven and cheap makeup.

[The Man From G.O.P.]

I was glad to see Perry shove her off, I'd much rather hear him any day.

Perry has gone up tenfold in my mind in the last few years, he wants the KBH Senate Seat (they'll trade places within the next few years) unless they murder each other in a Governor's Primary. The thing is, he just doesn't care about anyone's toes, he's got his ideas and he sticks to them.

[Stranger in a strange land]

I like that Palin just gave the usual stump speech that she gave again and again during the campaign.

she gave her stump speech when she thought she was on the phone with Nicolas Sarkozy.