I’ll copy your comment to my state-worker, Democrat friends in Alaska, who will pass it around for a big laugh at their next drunken fundraiser for some Leftwing cause.

If “a lot of Alaskans just don’t like (Palin),” why did she win election and why are her poll numbers so remarkably and consistently high in Alaska? As a reformist opponent of Big Oil and the corrupt Republican Machine, Palin was lukewarm “ok” with Alaska Democrats until she became a candidate for national political office and spiked in Republican popularity polls.

“Simply put,” I think you are speaking for yourself when you say she is “an embarrassment to many people in Alaska”(for the wholly predictable, talking-point, “whitetrashing” reasons). The last national poll I saw on her she did very well, and she is improving all the time, despite the desperate (and vicious) effort to destroy her. We are all of us a bit of Whitetrash out here, my friend.

As far as her being “unable to grasp complex issues,” in my opinion, a Great president is one who gets a few vital, simple things right, and never gives up on them: Viz. Abraham Lincoln (a Republican; the Dems were all in Gray or Butternut, and later white hoods). You may be right to this extent, though: Joe Biden could have a higher I.Q. than Sarah, as he is fond of telling anyone who questions him. Why, even Bill Clinton probably could spot her 20 I.Q. points!

Palin resigned because she is under ferocious assault by exactly the kind of dug-in Democrat plutocracy I described, trying its best to undermine and damage her with groundless ethics complaints. You know, the Democrat power structure you suggest doesn’t exist in Alaska–to the soon-to-be tittering mirth of my toked-up, Alaskan Democrat friends who work for the State.

Palin is now deeply in debt to attorneys (I’ve heard half a million dollars) and has seen her family reviled in a particularly vicious manner. All of this is shameful, inexcusable, and ultimately counterproductive, if you think it through more carefully.

The State may vote “conservative” overall (I would actually say Alaska is “Libertarian”), and given the Permanent Fund from oil money that’s not likely to end soon: a $1,500-$2,000 check for every resident every January is a pretty good “Conservative” incentive–eh? Lets call it an effective teaching tool.

Still the cities are “bastions” of the Left where there are State government offices or benefits are being handed out–as I ‘m sure you know. The Democrats have their wholly established piece of the pie: unionized government bureaucracy. I agree with you completely on one point: The State is certainly not a place known for its Liberal Intellectuals.

There are lots of Democrat Trolls lurking around on long coffee breaks, however, and the fact they are so alert and immediate in their response to any unflattering political exposure decisively refutes your comment in itself. Say “hi” to Jake for me.

Then again, the only people with valid opinions are the ones with good grades and test scores; those who have the ability to think critically need not apply — they do nothing but “start clubbing your wife again when she forgets to buy beer for you.” I reckon that is a much better way to make your case then actually come up with a cogent argument, neh?

Peter writes: And the big trouble with ‘alleged’ is as far as libtards (and their Dinosaur Media counterparts) are concerned, ‘alleged’ means guilty if a (-R) follows the subject’s name, no matter what the facts eventually prove.

Likewise, ‘alleged’ means innocent to the libtards if the name is followed by a (-D), even after they have served their jail sentence.

It is kind of like the thing with her accent, which some folks take as either meaning she is a hick or faking a folksy way of talking. Guess what, folks, people talk that way in Alaska. It isn’t put on… and it doesn’t mean she is a hick, any more than a Jersey accent means you are an ignorant thug or a Boston accent means you are a snob, or a New York accent means you are a rude, arrogant jerk. If y’all want to show your ignorance and prejudice, keep on calling her names based on her accent.