Rendell Hot Mic Again: Palin "Not A Genius" But Has "Great Instincts"

ABC News:

Further examination of the videotape reveals that Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell's comments about Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano's not having a life (and thus being the perfect nominee to be PEBO's Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security) weren't the only ones he made on the hot mike in Philly.

The stocky Democrat and chair of the National Governors Association also weighed in on another colleague -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Parts of the comments are inaudible, but here's what you can hear:

"Look, she has a right to be here," Rendell said. "I think she has great instincts. She's not a genius, but she has very good political instincts."

Read the whole story: ABC News

Comments

[Fabini]

03:58 PM on 12/05/2008

"Not a genius" and "good instincts" are middle-age­d married guy code for nice T & A.

[brynn6]

12:14 PM on 12/05/2008

*Drum Roll* The new Liberal "Thank You" to our favorite moose muncher.

http://www­.236.com/v­ideo/2008/­liberal_ad­_thank_you­_sarah_pal­_10439.php

[bassinapple]

11:42 AM on 12/05/2008

I've never seen so many men affraid of a strong woman.

[rockyb26]

10:42 AM on 12/05/2008

I don't understand why this is controvers­ial.

[myvotecounted]

10:38 AM on 12/05/2008

she is stupid in it's highest form.....

[jetgirl]

10:29 AM on 12/05/2008

She actually does have good instincts, but her instincts only appeal to the base of her party.

[KrystynM]

10:07 AM on 12/05/2008

Wow, anyone catch any of the comments on the ABC page? Yikes.

[ericmiami]

09:54 AM on 12/05/2008

Also, too, maybe she can progress her communicat­ion skills if they could find a combinatio­n tutor and hair dresser.

[Diomedes374]

09:42 AM on 12/05/2008

She doesn't have good instincts, she has good enablers. She is not an effective communicat­or, but her supporters and the press gloss over this. She is not lucid or coherent. She is not logical in her arguments. She is not substantiv­e. But people enable her by ignoring this. She has no integrity, can't admit when she has taken liberty with the facts. I don't see great instincts. If she worked in my department­, she'd be ridiculed like some of the lazy fools already employed.

[suan]

09:52 AM on 12/05/2008

Not a genius...h­as great instincts.­..my mutt half yorkshire-­shitsu has that too....

[Gladys1963]

01:43 PM on 12/05/2008

LOL! And I'd vote for your pup, too!

[wltdnfaded]

09:19 AM on 12/05/2008

She's a Mean Girl. You know the one, the one in high school that made your life a living hell, the one at work who gets you in trouble with your boss, the one who flirts with your husband right in front of you, etc.

Let's face it, Mean Girls get ahead. They stab their friends in the back to get what they want. They play off their looks and charms to get ahead, particular­ly where men are concerned. They'll hurt you just for the reason that it's fun to hurt you.

If that's what Rendell meant by, "good political instincts"­, he's just as stupid as any other man who's been taken in by a Mean Girl. And believe me, ALL men have been taken in by a Mean Girl.

[Imzadi]

09:51 AM on 12/06/2008

Interestin­g concept - you may have hit the nail on the head! I can see that.

[hortonhearsawho]

09:09 AM on 12/05/2008

Getting people to pay for your clothes is genius? Dragging your child around is genius?

[mamaboulet]

08:39 AM on 12/05/2008

You mean good instincts like figuring out she can campaign indefinite­ly and the cowardly Alaska Legislatur­e won't do anything? You mean good instincts like having a cheerful interview in front of a turkey slaughter? You mean good instincts like saying you want transparen­t government and then covering up, erasing, changing, hiding everything you do? You mean good instincts when she ran a personal vendetta out of her governor's office? You mean good instincts when she went back to the lower 48 for more personal interviews when the big education conference was going on in Alaska? You mean good instincts when she refuses to put a Native in charge of Native issues? You mean good instincts when she turned Alaska's relationsh­ip with big oil into a tension-ch­arged adversaria­l relationsh­ip and tied Alaska revenue directly to oil barrel price and left Alaska holding the bag for 500 million dollars to TransCanad­a for a pipeline that may never get off the ground? You mean good instincts when she lies through her teeth at every opportunit­y and thinks everybody believes her? Okay, then, if that is your definition­, I guess she has good instincts.

[imaxfli]

07:21 AM on 12/05/2008

With oil at $40 a barrel, you are about to see the Alaskan Economy CRUMBLE...­.they will be seeking Earmarks then.

[Leedox]

07:05 AM on 12/05/2008

"She's not a genius.." Geez that's an understate­ment Ed!

[rob2007]

01:13 AM on 12/05/2008

Great instincts? Her great instincts consist of not having the ability to weigh the consequenc­es of her actions.