VF: McCain Staffers Ascribed Palin's Problems To Post-Partum Depression

Vanity Fair:

he crowds begin streaming into the Evansville Auditorium and Convention Centre a couple of hours before the arrival of the "special guest speaker" at the Vanderburgh County Right to Life dinner on a soft Indiana spring evening nearly 2,200 people in the banquet hall, 800 more in an adjacent auditorium watching the proceedings on a live video feed. The menu is thick slices of roast pork and red velvet cake, washed down with pitchers of iced tea, and when Sarah Palin finally enters, escorted by a phalanx of sheriff's deputies and local police, she is mobbed. The organizers of the dinner, billed as "the largest pro-life banquet in the world," have courted Palin for weeks with care packages of locally made chocolates, doughnuts, barbecue, and pastries, and she has requited by choosing Evansville, a conservative stronghold in southern Indiana, as the site of her first public speech outside Alaska in 2009.

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Comments

[AnnfromCA]

O was the last chance for a political system that has been effective since FDR. Today, we watch as even the great man of "change" has every bill reduced to ineffectual congressional drivel.

Palin's attraction, probably misput, does spell out the frustration.

I'd say we're in for a real American revolution.

And he's not going to be the guy to lead it, either.

[amistad]

Says PUMAANN.
Take the tinfoil hat off for a while.

[AnnfromCA]

I think this message is starting to come through loud and clear. This blog pounds the truth in daily.

I don't even agree with AH's perspective, but I get the message.

He's such an insider guy. We are so losing on the real issues.

[MisterHands]

Revaluation is GOP code for race war.

[AnnfromCA]

I don't think race will factor in much.

It's a matter of who is going to honestly fight the lobbyists.

They are now really toxic.

[redsongia]

GOPers see Obama as some kind of "revolutionary" but I think if you asked him, Obama probably just sees himself as a stewart, one of many in a long line of Presidents. Other than breaking the racial barrier, he is not all that revolutionary. It just so happens that a bunch of overused platitudes and a system taxed by corruption and mismanagment was crashing down of its own accord when Obama took office, but he's not the one that killed it.

[paganmist]

I love how you try to mask your agenda with good intentions. Of course, all you care about is the state of the country. It doesn't bother you at all that your precious Hill-shilling was all for naught.

You've had it in for O from day one. Nothing you say holds any water with us. Why are you still here?

[barackobama4prez]

revolution came and went in Nov. 2008.

[hrholmes]

Well that tears it. 2012 will be Sarah palin with Michelle Bachmann as her running mate. Her first post election appointment will be Katherine Harris as head of the FEC! Y'all hear'd it here first!

[PepeLepew]

With Marilyn Musgrave head of Health and Human Services.

[hrholmes]

lol good shot Pepe. And here I was beginning to think I was the most twisted one here! muhahaha

[RuinedSaint]

"2012 will be Sarah palin with Michelle Bachmann..."

Sounds like a Bush/McCarthy ticket.

[denicci1977]

LMAO ! Palin/Bachmann 2012 Oh man my tummy hurts from laughing so hard ! That will be great entertainment.

[barackobama4prez]

BREAKING: MN Supreme Court declares Al Franken the new Senator from Minnesota...

Take THAT Bachmann!

Now we can take it to the federal level, and bankrupt these sons of biitches, but if the SCOTUS overturns the state's ruling there will be he// to pay!

[MisterHands]

YES!!! Thank you!!

[ObamaYouBetcha]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PepeLepew]

OMG!
You're faved!

[LittleOldLadyWho]

Yee haww!! Thanks for the update.

[LMKay66]

It's about time.

[MisterHands]

LMKay-- the earlier comment was directed at puma. Sorry for the confusion.

[marinade]

Republicans confuse entertainers with leaders.

[PepeLepew]

Actually, that's a little ironic with the Al Franken news above.
Al is actually pretty intelligent, though. I've met him. He cries a lot!

[LMKay66]

Reagan comes to mind.

[PepeLepew]

There are a lot of Republican entertainers in politics, you're right. When you really think of it, they really start coming to mind. Reagan, Schwarzenegger, Fred Grandy sp?, Fred Thompson, Sonny Bono. I'm sure there's many others I'm not thinking of.

[MisterHands]

Like Raygun-- a B-grade urban cowboy.

[MSMSucksCom]

Palin is pleased with the article because:

The author said she was a nice looking politician.

She did not understand many of the words the author used and was not about to look them up.

She interpreted the negatives and criticisms as badges of honor. In her eyes the writing was complimentary because she believes the flaws are attributes.

[kvet]

cgr......

The article will be 1 of 5.......

Part 2 to Follow......lol

[LMKay66]

She seems to crave any kind of attention, even negative.

[PepeLepew]

Because then she gets to play victim ... and that's one of her favourite pastimes.

[cgr]

i'm curious why in such a wide-covering article, Palin's peculiar religious affiliations and beliefs weren't covered. They were certainly one of the scarier aspects of her possibly a heart-beat away from the Presidency.

[hrholmes]

I'll state them here; ew ee ew ah ah ting tang wallawalla bing bang

which is her theme song also too

[AnnfromCA]

Why?

[hrholmes]

to hunt down witches and those homosexual demons of course! duh! rotf

[ALittleClarity]

Wow the incredible salivating the Liberals do when they see her. Keep slobbering and sharpening your teeth because your bite is just an OVERBITE. This article is in no way an unbiased view of the woman but it is great for the LAPDOGS ready to feed on anything.

[barackobama4prez]

We get it. Nothing she will do will upset her base, and nothing she will do will make the rest of us like her. It's just one of those things.

[AnnfromCA]

I do honestly like her. She's unique. And she's an actual outsider. That appeals alot to my libertarian side.

I'm sick of lobbyists and insider politics. That I admit.

Do I think she's really capable of effecting real change?

Probably not.

But, I still think she gets to throw her hat in the ring. That's only fair.

[ALittleClarity]

If you think the press was fair to her then you have to be a lib. If you think she is spotless then you have no common sense. You are as dogmatic in your opinions as you make her seem to be. She brings up alot of anger in the left. I find that is not a bad thing. I find it VERY TELLING.

[kvet]

Here's a littleclarity.....

We Just Love Sarah Palin !..........lol

[ALittleClarity]

That is simplicity and brings no clarity.

[cjk002]

It also destroys her chances of ever coming anywhere near the White House. I think it's great when an article serves more than one purpose!

[AnnfromCA]

Oh please, you give one article entirely too much power.

[KrazyKat10]

Go ahead and keep on supporting her. Good for you.

Obama/Biden 2012

[marko77]

ALittleClarity - when I read your thoughts I'm reminded of people who are Moonies - cult followers.

[barackobama4prez]

You can't spell "A plain rash" without Sarah Palin.

[RuinedSaint]

Nice.

[Beelzebul]

She's an exceedingly gifted woman with an intellectual curiosity second to none.

[stanschurman]

What color is the sky in your world?

[kvet]

Beelzebulb.........

Only in your Mind !.......

[marko77]

LOL - Beelzebulb is being sarcastic. If he's not, that's even more hilarious.

[kayfacefl]

OMG! Reality Check, Please!

[scorpioleidy]

In what respect, Charlie?

[PepeLepew]

My snark senses are tingling...

[RuinedSaint]

Mine, too.

[hrholmes]

OMG! Acid is bbaaaacccckkkkk! lmao

[scorpioleidy]

Stay tuned: A rebuttal/denial/explanation from Palin or a staffer coming in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ...

[hrholmes]

hold on.... wait for it..... consulting staff and witch doctor.... calling comedy writers union and Tina Fey.... lmao

[zendem1]

Sarah and Todd were driving back from a fundraiser on a cold winter's night. Sarah spotted a skunk, lying in the snow by the side of the road. "Oh Todd..she said.."Let's rescue it. I can call the press for a photo op."
"Whatever," shrugged Todd.
After they got the animla into the state-funded SUV< Sarah noticed the poor animal was shivering.
"What should I do?, inquired Sarah.
"Put it betwen your legs,said Todd.
"But what about the smell,?" asked Sarah.
"Just hold it's little nose," said Todd

[MSMSucksCom]

I suspect we won't see this joke on Letterman. LOL.

[hrholmes]

lol another bad old joke! Lettermans writers better not copy this one! wahahaha

[RuinedSaint]

*chuckles*

[ObamaYouBetcha]

Have you prepared your apology for when Meg Stapleton calls you on the carpet for descrating American's Madonna of the North?

[RuinedSaint]

Do you mean "Madonna" in the singer/dancer/actress sense, or "Madonna" in the Virgin Mary sense? Or maybe more of a "Madonna of the Night" sense?

[Pupadup4oBama]

Ok...headline is a little over the top, but the article is fantastic.
It explains a lot!

[GrandGuignol]

Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker was initially a big Palin supporter. Then she saw the Couric and Gibson interviews:

"I’ve also noticed that I watch her interviews with the held breath of an anxious parent, my finger poised over the mute button in case it gets too painful. Unfortunately, it often does. My cringe reflex is exhausted."

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDZiMDhjYTU1NmI5Y2MwZjg2MWNiMWMyYTUxZDkwNTE=#more

The fact that the cornerstone of Palin's PR campaign is that she somehow speaks for women is an insult to our intelligence. Palin is as much of a feminist as Rusty Lumpbag is a tri-athlete. She is Cheeze Wiz masquerading as Havarti.

[scorpioleidy]

"Palin is as much of a feminist as Rusty Lumpbag is a tri-athlete. She is Cheeze Wiz masquerading as Havarti."

ROTFLMAO - that's pretty good!

[hrholmes]

Sarah Palin - So, you allegedly got raped huh? By your daddy huh? Give me $250 for the rape test kit or get out. No charges. Next!

[AnnfromCA]

Oh please, don't you ever get beyond this type of stuff?

The city was trying to save bucks by charging the women's healthcare plan.

In fact, this is really a part of the health insurance debate.

[AnnfromCA]

K Parker is a pundit who is nobody's friend.

[vietveter]

Moose Jaw Barbie is “W” in drag.
Why wouldn’t the right love her?

[Pupadup4oBama]

or perhaps Ahmadinejahd? The three Musketeers.

[zendem1]

When Trig was born, Palin wrote an e-mail letter to friends and relatives, describing the belated news of her pregnancy and detailing Trig’s condition; she wrote the e-mail not in her own name but in God’s, and signed it “Trig’s Creator, Your Heavenly Father.”


LMAO..Oh my..She's completely crazee..

[Pupadup4oBama]

you said it!

[AnnfromCA]

Seriously, why do you think this?

I know a lot of women similar to her.

Why do you guys find her "crazy?"

[Stables]

You dont think its crazy to sign a letter:" Trigs creator, your heavenly father" ?