David Frum And Ann Coulter Get Into Spat Over Sarah Palin (VIDEO)

Sarah Palin's days as Alaska governor are nearly over, but that doesn't mean the debate over her place in the Republican Party and her merits as a politician have lost any of its intensity. Case in point: on CBS's "The Early Show" Saturday, former Bush speechwriter David Frum, conservative author Ann Coulter and Republican strategist Bay Buchanan got into a heated debate over whether or not Palin had damaged her future by resigning or whether she was, as Coulter claimed, still more popular than Obama and too talented to be stuck being Alaska's governor.

In perhaps the best line of the day, Frum dismissed Coulter's argument about Palin's popularity by saying, "Michael Jackson is also a bigger story than the president of the United States, but the American people aren't going to vote for him."

Comments

[jimbeaux1961]

04:07 PM on 08/04/2009

I tell conservative women this all the time. If you really despise liberals and you think their policies and accomplishments are bad for this country, you shouldn't vote. Liberals fought for women's voting rights while conservatives argued that, among other reasons, women are too emotional to be trusted with choosing our leaders. So, if you're a conservative woman, next election, stay home and do what your husband says. That usually gets them FIERY MAD.

[SonnyDee]

02:57 PM on 07/29/2009

I'm not sure who is worse! Coulter, Limbaugh or Palin?

[jimbeaux1961]

11:59 AM on 07/29/2009

Sarah doesn't WANT to be the next President; she wants to be the next Rush Limbaugh. It pays a lot better, and it's a lot easier. Watch...

[mario59]

11:47 AM on 07/29/2009

It is a sheer delight watching Ann pontificate in her "I'm too cerebral for these people" brand of intellectualism, Ann is completely unmasked in her defense of Sarah Palin, because the latter does not believe in pointed reasoning anyway, only Biblical truths, so Ann's lawyerly attempt only helps draw the sharp contrast as to how Sarah's belief system in biblical truth and Ann's objectivist reasoning can survive in such close political proximity.

[WPMan]

11:04 AM on 07/29/2009

Lets get this out of the way first: Sarah Palin is not qualified to be POTUS. She may be some day (and she may not) but as of now (and during the election) she was and is unqualified.
Now lets address her quitting. She's probably adopting a page from Nixon's 1962 playbook. It worked for Nixon; the jury will be out on Palin for quite a while.
But its the hypocrisy of some of the Dems that is most interesting in this debate. President Obama ran for the US Senate from Illinois simply to have a stepping stone to the presidency. He served a scant 2 years serving the interests of his Illinois constituents before he started running FULL TIME for POTUS. he missed scores of votes in the Senate because of campaigning. He kept the office of president but had de facto quit working for his state. He had his cake and ate it too.
Don't agree? Anyone who writes 2 autobiographies by the age of 45 is clearly looking for more than just bringing home the pork for the good people of Illinois.

[Michael Sheridan]

11:31 AM on 07/29/2009

On the other hand, Obama did serve three terms in the Illinois State Senate (1997-2004) and missing votes when running for President is not at all uncommon. In fact, all three of the top contenders for President headed the list for missed Senate votes, aside from a Senator recovering from brain surgery (John McCain missed more votes than any other Senator, btw). The less well known Senate contenders for the Presidency missed quite a few votes too.

You are absolutely correct about Obama's ambition, but saying that a President (any President) is ambitious is almost tautological. Of course he is--no one is elected President who isn't.

[shadm81]

11:20 AM on 08/03/2009

Good point about ambition! And I would like to add, Sarah Palin represents the celebrated mediocrity in this country that has started with the inception of Reality TV. Let's call Sarah Palin what she is, a political reality TV star and the American public is buying into it.

A perfect example of this thinking is what "WPMan" said in his post above, "...Anyone who writes 2 autobiographies by the age of 45 is clearly looking for more than just bringing home the pork for the good people of Illinois."

Just that statement alone, proves what has happened to this country. WPMan represents the mediocre of this country.

[Prohest]

02:56 PM on 07/28/2009

I´m sorry, but I cannot listen to Ann for more than 10 secs..

My head hurts now..

[3Cheers]

12:44 PM on 07/29/2009

That's exactly how I feel about listening to Obama! I have to turn him off. I can't stand it!

[demigod]

02:36 PM on 07/28/2009

Wow, Frum, Coulter, and Buchanon all in one place. So much ugliness and ignorance converging, like a black hole. There is NO ONE in the Republican party who can be respected. Not one. All they want to do is preserve their wealth, and prevent any regulation that might infringe on their wealth, the the wealth of their interest groups. As they work to deny health care to Americans, I hope everyone sees these horrible creatures for what they are. Pawns of the insurance and drug companies.

[bibimimi]

02:21 PM on 07/28/2009

Coulda sworn I saw Annie on the Strip in 'Vegas this past weekend.

[lisaman]

02:08 PM on 07/28/2009

Excuse me? Stuck? Ann do you not understand the election process? Palin didn't run for governor and then take the state left over to her, she actually ran for governor of Alaska. The fact that she did not honor (extreme emphasis on honor) her commitment is the real issue.

[bibimimi]

02:23 PM on 07/28/2009

'Stuck' i.e. being paid a civil servants wages after the greed sinks in.

[ediva75]

01:33 PM on 07/28/2009

How scary is it of me to actually agree with Pat's sister Bay on that it was a punk *** move to quit on the people in your state you are to serve?? I am glad she put in check the Queen Skeleton on this aspect. Queen Skeleton is a total hypocrite and if it was Obama who for example quit the presidency she would be all on her right wing lipstick bigotted B tip bugging out!!!

[Octoberluna]

02:37 PM on 07/28/2009

I agree - I choked when Bay said that - we are diametrically opposed and yet she said something I agree with - Palin quit like a loser crybaby (I am one so I know one when I see one)

[jsijason]

12:57 PM on 07/28/2009

Coulter thinks Palin is more popular than Obama? Regardless of what you think of Palin, that seems to be a stretch of the imagination.

But then again, this is Ann Coulter we're talking about. She doesn't say anything unless she's profiting off of it somehow and controversy is her product.

Palin being "too talented" to be Alaska's governor - nonsense. "I'm quitting the job Alaskan's voted me to do because I'm too talented"

I've heard Palin speak many times and talent is not something that comes to mind.

[mmlk]

07:31 PM on 07/28/2009

You need a brain scan. Go immediately to the ER, don't delay, tomorrow might be too late. I truly feel for you. It must really be difficult for you; Tragic

[mmlk]

07:34 PM on 07/28/2009

Sorry, I re[lied to the wrong comment I'm with you 100%. I meant to reply to the poor fool who commented after you. after your

[antifluff]

09:35 AM on 07/28/2009

Like Palin, a lot, she is genuine, something extremely rare in politicians

[jsijason]

12:50 PM on 07/28/2009

Thats hilarious.

[MominAmerica]

03:39 PM on 07/28/2009

Seriously hilarious!

[Drumbum2112]

12:56 PM on 07/28/2009

genuine? Most disike her because she is such a fake. Genuine is willful ignorance.

[guyfrombrooklyn]

09:19 AM on 07/28/2009

Not to mention always toss in a sneaky BACKHAND comment.

"Bay, you can say that from a Washington studio."

What? Ms C is out there in the trenches or something?

The real joke is the following that this ENTERTAINER has.

That's not a joke, that's a SCARY thought.

[guyfrombrooklyn]

09:12 AM on 07/28/2009

The Michael Jackson line SMOOTH...

The classic Hannity, O'Rielly, Beck tactic.

When someone is making a salient point, shout them down just before they finish.

That way no one will remember or even HEAR the last few sentences, because the mind is focused on how rude and annoying it is.

You will only hear the interrupter.

Must be a broadcasting school that teaches this, there are too many of these CLONES to be a coincidence.

[bymyinitials]

05:36 AM on 07/28/2009

Has Coulter written another book? The only time you see her is when she is selling something. I guess this time it's selling Palin's "intelligence", sorry no sale.