# Opinion of Sara Palin Pre September 08 **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 13, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428 "2008-09-13T12:36:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/21 "2008-09-13T23:08:26Z")
I knew absolutely nothing. I had never even heard her name before. My parents are both conservative republicans, they didn’t know anything about her either. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/22 "2008-09-13T23:11:28Z")
Never heard of her till the Veep announcement. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/23 "2008-09-13T23:17:59Z")
I had never heard of her before the VP candidate announcement. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/24 "2008-09-13T23:51:15Z")
This just appeared in this week’s Boston **Phoenix**. The indy rockers from Wasilla heard of her: [http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/6...lla-rock-city/](http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/6...lla-rock-city/) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/25 "2008-09-13T23:54:06Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > This just appeared in this week’s Boston **Phoenix**. The indy rockers from Wasilla heard of her: > > [http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/6...lla-rock-city/](http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/6...lla-rock-city/) Linky no worky … at least not for me. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/26 "2008-09-13T23:56:58Z")
Never heard of her. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/27 "2008-09-14T00:07:39Z")
I knew who she was for the same reason I know about Yulia Tymoshenko. It’s too bad that “Palin or Tymoshenko?” thread was lost to Amnesia Weekend. I had actually heard her mentioned as a possible VP candidate, but the pundits dismissed her because of Troopergate. ---
**Author:** ![sjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/28 "2008-09-14T02:16:30Z")
I remember reading an op-ed piece in the NY Times in which she said we should take the Polar Bear off the endangered species list. At the time her argument seemed to me to be “Why? Because I said so!” I wasn’t very impressed. After she was chosen and I remembered that she was the same person who wrote the op-ed piece, I thought: “She may be smart, but that article she wrote sure didn’t impress me.” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/29 "2008-09-14T03:05:44Z")
> [@Caractacus\_Pott](#): > > I was glad we finally didn’t have a Murkowski in Juneau. I wasn’t overly impressed one way or the other on her performance, though. The bar for satisfaction was set pretty low by her predecessor. As long as she didn’t have that constant drip-drip-drip of scandal that seemed to follow Murkowski, I was relatively satisfied. I was quite shocked she was chosen, though, primarily because of the aforementioned Troopergate blossoming right at the time McCain is making his veep decision. Absolutely right. Murkowski was a disaster and I’m still trying to figure out why people voted for him in the first place. Whoever followed him would be wildly popular and only have to be able to fog a mirror to be so. Troopergate is a minor ripple in a backwater state that will likely never find traction by election day. And even if it does, the sheeple will vote for her and McCain because of party affiliation. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/30 "2008-09-14T03:08:07Z")
I’m fairly political and I had heard of her. Mostly, I remember her being mentioned on the website [wonkette.com](http://wonkette.com) which referenced her frequently. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/31 "2008-09-14T03:25:14Z")
I had heard of her a little bit in reference to being a possible VP candidate. I knew she was young, had a large family, and I had also heard about the baby having Down Syndrome. Frankly, I thought she sounded pretty kickass. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/32 "2008-09-14T04:12:38Z")
I had heard her as a potential VP. Every mention I ever saw of her, even by conservatives, was closely followed by mentions of Troopergate and her lack of experience. Those same people won’t admit to it now. ---
**Author:** ![Merhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Merhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merhouse)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/33 "2008-09-14T04:19:54Z")
Finally a thread I can contribute to that has something to do with politics. Sara WHO??? :x ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/34 "2008-09-14T06:03:54Z")
I had heard of her as a potential long-shot VP pick. I had heard of Troopergate and thought that would have killed her chances. Go figure. I’m probably not your standard person on the street though – I read a lot of websites & articles pertaining to politics & the election. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/35 "2008-09-14T06:20:19Z")
Never heard of her. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/36 "2008-09-14T07:20:09Z")
Knew nothing about her. Know a lot now, which is why I’m convinced she’d be a horrible choice for vice president. Boy, you sure pwned aldiboronti good. Care to address any of Merkwurdigliebe’s concerns? ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/37 "2008-09-14T11:04:19Z")
I saw a little blurb in the newspaper when she had her baby, but i don’t think it mentioned that her baby had Down’s syndrome. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/38 "2008-09-14T11:40:03Z")
> [@DKW](#): > > Boy, you sure pwned aldiboronti good. Care to address any of Merkwurdigliebe’s concerns? Sure … outside of a little hyperbole, I agree with pretty much everything he said in that thread. I’m not sure what else you’re asking me to address. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/39 "2008-09-14T13:14:58Z")
Her sphere of influence was more than 2000 miles removed from my home. The media here never deleted enough ‘Inside Edition’ coverage of our ex-governors divorce to report much of the gaffs and corruption of governors in other states, let alone one from an opposite party. Damn Liberal Media. > [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > My daughter always sends me forwards from her animal rights groups. I only remember her from a few months ago because there was one with a photo of her kneeling proudly over a dead animal. That’s the image that sticks in my head. That’s a powerful photographic image. I wonder if they’ll reuse it when McCain kicks? -d&r- ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428/40 "2008-09-14T15:41:46Z")
I had read a story on the Nintendo Wii News Channel, of all places, about the governor of Alaska who flew all the way from Texas back home to Alaska while in labor to give birth and then went back to work a mere three days later. At the time, I thought it was a bizarre story. “Regular people” can’t fly during the last month of their pregnancy, but she was not only allowed to fly to Texas, but fly back while in labor? What if she had given birth on the plane? A hospital in Texas would be better than that, I’d think. It seemed like she was tough but extremely reckless at the same time. There was no mention in the article about the baby having Down’s syndrome that I can recall. I think the article did mention that it was her fifth child. I was shocked to find that the woman McCain nominated to be vice-president was this woman I had read about. Frankly, I’m shocked that the mother of a four-month old with special needs would even consider accepting the nomination. Of course, now we know that Trig isn’t the only Palin child who will need special attention in the coming months. Tough but reckless. That’s still my opinion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-of-sara-palin-pre-september-08/463428.md?page=3)